See what the average commute is in Walworth County, WI

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Walworth County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Walworth County has a shorter commute than four out of six neighboring counties, with McHenry County, IL having the longest commute at 32.0 minutes.

Walworth County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 24.3 minutes
--- 9.2% higher than state average
--- #24 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 7.8%
- Workers who drive to work: 89.1%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.4%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.4%
- Workers who work from home: 5.7%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 17.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 27.8%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Rock County, WI: 23.2 minutes
#2. Waukesha County, WI: 23.8 minutes
#3. Walworth County, WI: 24.3 minutes
#4. Racine County, WI: 24.6 minutes
#5. Jefferson County, WI: 25.5 minutes
#6. Kenosha County, WI: 25.9 minutes
#7. McHenry County, IL: 32.0 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Wisconsin
#1. Door County: 17.0 minutes
#2. Ashland County: 17.2 minutes
#3. Eau Claire County: 17.9 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Wisconsin
#1. Marquette County: 30.6 minutes
#2. Burnett County: 30.4 minutes
#3. Polk County: 29.8 minutes