Commuting in Burnett County, 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 Burnett County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Burnett County 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.
Burnett County holds about 0.3% of Wisconsin's population and accounts for roughly 0.3% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Burnett County would save about 67 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,088 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)
Burnett County
20.2 min
40.4 min
168 hrs/yr
$5,221
272
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.
On average, it takes
20.2
minutes to get to work in
Burnett County.
That's 10% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 11.8% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Burnett County
Car:
82.6%
Worked at Home:
11.8%
Walked:
3.3%
Public Transportation:
1.1%
Other:
0.9%
Bicycle:
0.2%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Burnett County, versus 0.2% in Wisconsin.
Commute Mode Trends in Burnett County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Burnett County 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
Walked
Public Transportation
Other
Bicycle
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
89.2%
6.0%
3.5%
0.3%
0.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
2010
88.9%
6.1%
3.3%
0.2%
0.7%
0.3%
0.0%
0.4%
2011
89.2%
6.4%
2.7%
0.3%
0.7%
0.3%
0.0%
0.5%
2012
90.0%
6.2%
2.2%
0.2%
0.7%
0.2%
0.0%
0.5%
2013
89.8%
6.2%
2.3%
0.2%
0.8%
0.3%
0.0%
0.4%
2014
88.7%
7.0%
2.7%
0.3%
0.6%
0.3%
0.0%
0.4%
2015
89.3%
6.8%
2.6%
0.2%
0.6%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
2016
89.2%
6.8%
2.8%
0.1%
0.8%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
2017
89.1%
7.0%
2.9%
0.2%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
0.1%
2018
89.3%
6.9%
2.6%
0.2%
0.7%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
2019
90.0%
6.5%
2.1%
0.3%
0.8%
0.2%
0.0%
0.1%
2020
88.6%
7.0%
2.3%
0.4%
1.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
2021
87.2%
8.1%
2.3%
0.7%
1.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
2022
85.6%
9.1%
2.0%
1.2%
1.3%
0.5%
0.0%
0.2%
2023
83.7%
11.0%
2.8%
1.1%
0.9%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
82.6%
11.8%
3.3%
1.1%
0.9%
0.2%
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 2012 at 90.0%. Overall it fell from 89.2% in 2009 to 82.6% in 2024, down 6.6 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Burnett County: its share of workers rose from 6.0% in 2009 to 11.8% in 2024, up 5.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.3 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Commute Start Times in Burnett County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Burnett County?
The bars show when commuters in Burnett County 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
12:00-4:59 AMBurnett County8.5%Wisconsin6.9%
8.5%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMBurnett County6.2%Wisconsin4.7%
6.2%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMBurnett County5.9%Wisconsin6.1%
5.9%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMBurnett County7.6%Wisconsin8.5%
7.6%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMBurnett County10.9%Wisconsin10.4%
10.9%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMBurnett County14.6%Wisconsin14.7%
14.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMBurnett County14.7%Wisconsin12.7%
14.7%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMBurnett County7.5%Wisconsin9.0%
7.5%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMBurnett County3.8%Wisconsin4.0%
3.8%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMBurnett County4.5%Wisconsin4.7%
4.5%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMBurnett County2.5%Wisconsin2.4%
2.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMBurnett County1.6%Wisconsin1.3%
1.6%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMBurnett County6.6%Wisconsin8.1%
6.6%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMBurnett County5.1%Wisconsin6.4%
5.1%
Burnett CountyWisconsinSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Burnett County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 14.7% of commuters leave home, compared with 12.7% across Wisconsin. Early starts are more common than in Wisconsin: 20.6% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 17.7% there. The morning rush looks much like Wisconsin's: 47.7% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.8% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (20.3%) 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 Burnett County, 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 Burnett County 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 Burnett County 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
Burnett County
Wisconsin
United States
2009
7:36 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:34 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:33 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:35 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:32 AM
7:31 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:32 AM
7:30 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:31 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:31 AM
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:28 AM
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:30 AM
7:28 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:26 AM
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:25 AM
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:25 AM
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:26 AM
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:22 AM
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:22 AM
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Burnett County were on the road by 7:22 AM, 14 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:36 AM). The shift is sharper than across Wisconsin, where the typical start moved 3 minutes earlier. Commuters in Burnett County now leave 15 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Burnett County has moved 4 minutes earlier.
How does Burnett County's commute time compare?
Metric
Burnett County
Wisconsin
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
20.2 min
18.8 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
11.8%
13.1%
15.0%
Walked
3.3%
2.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
1.1%
1.1%
3.2%
The average commute time in Burnett County is 20.2 minutes, longer than the 18.8 minutes in Wisconsin.
The share of commuters using public transit is about the same as Wisconsin. 3.3% commute by walking, higher than the 2.6% in Wisconsin.
Burnett County, WI Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Burnett County, WI is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 16,916 residents against a local median of 45,555. There is no headline here. Every measure below sits within 15% of the median across the nearest counties, which makes Burnett County, WI an unremarkable member of its own neighbourhood rather than an outlier in it.
The largest of those small differences is one-way commute, 13% below the local median at 20.2 min against 23.1 min. Burnett County, WI has the 2nd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Burnett County, Wisconsin?
Commuters here spend an estimated 168 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,221 at a typical national wage. That's 8% more than the typical Wisconsin commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Burnett County, Wisconsin?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Burnett County, Wisconsin. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How do commute times compare across counties in Wisconsin?
Among counties in Wisconsin, the shortest average commutes are in Ashland County (12.8 min), Door County (13.6 min), Eau Claire County (15.3 min). The longest are in Oconto County (26.4 min), St. Croix County (25.3 min), Waushara County (23.9 min).