Brookfield Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Brookfield, Wisconsin: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.

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Commute Time Burden in Brookfield: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Brookfield spend about 40 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 168 hours, about 7.0 full days, spent commuting. That is 8% more time on the road than the Wisconsin average of 18.8 minutes each way, a difference of 1.5 minutes.

Brookfield holds about 0.7% of Wisconsin's population and accounts for roughly 0.7% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Brookfield would save about 67 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,089 at the same national wage assumption used above.

Area	One-Way Commute	Daily Round-Trip	Yearly Time Spent	Estimated Yearly Cost	Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Brookfield	20.2 min	40.4 min	168 hrs/yr	$5,223	3,053
Wisconsin	18.8 min	37.5 min	156 hrs/yr	$4,846	811
United States	22.4 min	44.8 min	187 hrs/yr	$5,790	1,355

The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day on non-highway roads, come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

Brookfield Commute Map

On average, it takes 20.2 minutes to get to work in Brookfield. That's 10% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 21.2% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Brookfield

Riding a motorcycle is unusually rare in Brookfield: 4.6 times less than the Wisconsin average (0.0% vs 0.1%).

Walking is unusually rare in Brookfield: 4.3 times less than the Wisconsin average (0.6% vs 2.6%).

Public transit is unusually rare in Brookfield: 3.9 times less than the Wisconsin average (0.3% vs 1.1%).

Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Brookfield: 7.4 times less than the Wisconsin average (0.0% vs 0.2%).

Few people walk or bike to work in Brookfield: just 0.9%, 3.5 times below the Wisconsin average of 3.1%.

Commute Mode Trends in Brookfield, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Brookfield get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.

Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Show commute mode data by year

Year	Car	Worked at Home	Other	Walked	Public Transportation	Bicycle	Taxi	Motorcycle
2009	92.5%	5.2%	0.5%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.0%	0.1%
2010	92.5%	5.2%	0.4%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
2011	92.4%	5.3%	0.4%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
2012	92.5%	5.2%	0.2%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.0%	0.3%
2013	92.1%	6.0%	0.3%	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.0%	0.3%
2014	92.4%	5.5%	0.4%	0.5%	0.7%	0.1%	0.0%	0.3%
2015	92.9%	5.3%	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
2016	93.3%	4.8%	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
2017	93.5%	5.2%	0.6%	0.5%	0.3%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	93.9%	4.9%	0.5%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	93.4%	5.0%	0.5%	0.4%	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%	0.0%
2020	89.2%	8.9%	0.7%	0.4%	0.2%	0.6%	0.1%	0.0%
2021	84.9%	13.2%	0.7%	0.5%	0.1%	0.6%	0.1%	0.1%
2022	82.0%	16.1%	0.7%	0.5%	0.1%	0.6%	0.1%	0.1%
2023	79.0%	19.0%	0.8%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%	0.1%	0.1%
2024	76.8%	21.2%	0.7%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2018 at 93.9%. Overall it fell from 92.5% in 2009 to 76.8% in 2024, down 15.7 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Brookfield: its share of workers rose from 5.2% in 2009 to 21.2% in 2024, up 16.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 16.2 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Commute Start Times in Brookfield

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Brookfield?

The bars show when commuters in Brookfield leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Wisconsin for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM		2.2%
5:00-5:29 AM		2.0%
5:30-5:59 AM		2.0%
6:00-6:29 AM		8.7%
6:30-6:59 AM		11.0%
7:00-7:29 AM		12.7%
7:30-7:59 AM		14.8%
8:00-8:29 AM		17.8%
8:30-8:59 AM		6.3%
9:00-9:59 AM		7.7%
10:00-10:59 AM		2.5%
11:00-11:59 AM		1.6%
12:00-3:59 PM		5.3%
4:00-11:59 PM		5.5%

Brookfield Wisconsin Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Brookfield is 8:00-8:29 AM, when 17.8% of commuters leave home, compared with 9.0% across Wisconsin. Early starts are less common than in Wisconsin: 6.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 17.7% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Wisconsin: 56.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.8% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (22.6%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.

When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.

See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Brookfield, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.

Is Brookfield Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024

Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Brookfield next to Wisconsin and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.

Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Show typical departure times by year

Year	Brookfield	Wisconsin	United States
2009	7:41 AM	7:30 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:40 AM	7:30 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:39 AM	7:30 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:41 AM	7:31 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:42 AM	7:31 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:43 AM	7:30 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:42 AM	7:30 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:43 AM	7:29 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:41 AM	7:29 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:41 AM	7:28 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:41 AM	7:27 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:43 AM	7:27 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:46 AM	7:27 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:48 AM	7:27 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:51 AM	7:27 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:53 AM	7:27 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Brookfield were on the road by 7:53 AM, 12 minutes later than in 2009 (7:41 AM). That goes against the trend across Wisconsin, where the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Brookfield now leave 15 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Brookfield has moved 13 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Brookfield in the whole series.

How does Brookfield's commute time compare?

Metric	Brookfield	Wisconsin	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	20.2 min	18.8 min	22.4 min
Departure Window	08:00 AM – 08:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home	21.2%	13.1%	15.0%
Walked	0.6%	2.6%	2.4%
Public Transit	0.3%	1.1%	3.2%

The average commute time in Brookfield is 20.2 minutes, longer than the 18.8 minutes in Wisconsin.

0.3% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.1% in Wisconsin. 0.6% commute by walking, lower than the 2.6% in Wisconsin.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Brookfield, WI Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

Brookfield, WI is typical in size for this group, 39,622 residents against a local median of 42,296, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. The measure that sets Brookfield, WI apart most is work from home: 21.2%, 22% above the local median of 17.4%.

The cities themselves spread 7.0% on work from home, so Brookfield, WI sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Brookfield, WI has the 2nd highest work from home of the 4 areas compared here.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Brookfield, WI	39,622	20.2 min #2/4	21.2% #2/4	7:53 AM #4/4
Menomonee Falls, WI	39,966	20.7 min	17.4%	7:28 AM
Wauwatosa, WI	48,477	18.3 min	22.4%	7:46 AM
New Berlin, WI	42,296	21.2 min	15.4%	7:37 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

What is the financial impact of commuting in Brookfield, Wisconsin?

Commuters here spend an estimated 168 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,223 at a typical national wage. That's 8% more than the typical Wisconsin commuter spends.

What are the busiest morning travel hours in Brookfield, Wisconsin?

Traffic peaks between 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

How common is public transit use in Brookfield, Wisconsin?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.3% of commuters use it versus 1.1% in Wisconsin, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

How much time do residents in Brookfield, Wisconsin save by working from home?

About 21.2% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Brookfield would save about 67 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,089 at the same national wage assumption used above.