Commuting in Chippewa 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 Chippewa County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Chippewa 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 169 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.
Chippewa County holds about 1.1% of Wisconsin's population but accounts for roughly 1.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Chippewa County would save about 67 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,091 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)
Chippewa County
20.2 min
40.5 min
169 hrs/yr
$5,228
555
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
Chippewa County.
That's 10% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 11.7% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Chippewa County
Car:
84.6%
Worked at Home:
11.7%
Walked:
1.7%
Other:
0.9%
Taxi:
0.5%unusually high
Public Transportation:
0.3%unusually low
Bicycle:
0.2%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Public transit is unusually rare in Chippewa County: 3.8 times less than the Wisconsin average (0.3% vs 1.1%).
Taking a taxi is unusually common in Chippewa County: 3.0 times more than the Wisconsin average (0.5% vs 0.2%).
Commute Mode Trends in Chippewa County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Chippewa 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
Other
Taxi
Public Transportation
Bicycle
Motorcycle
2009
89.7%
4.5%
3.3%
0.9%
0.3%
0.5%
0.2%
0.6%
2010
89.5%
4.8%
3.2%
0.9%
0.2%
0.5%
0.3%
0.6%
2011
88.7%
5.9%
3.2%
0.9%
0.1%
0.5%
0.3%
0.5%
2012
89.0%
6.1%
2.9%
0.8%
0.1%
0.2%
0.3%
0.6%
2013
88.9%
6.3%
2.9%
0.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.3%
0.5%
2014
89.2%
6.7%
2.5%
0.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.3%
0.4%
2015
89.4%
6.4%
2.6%
0.8%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.3%
2016
90.4%
5.8%
2.3%
0.9%
0.0%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
2017
90.4%
6.0%
2.3%
0.6%
0.2%
0.1%
0.3%
0.1%
2018
90.3%
6.2%
2.0%
0.6%
0.1%
0.1%
0.5%
0.2%
2019
90.1%
6.3%
2.2%
0.6%
0.1%
0.1%
0.4%
0.2%
2020
89.1%
7.5%
2.1%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.5%
0.2%
2021
87.5%
8.6%
2.1%
0.7%
0.3%
0.0%
0.6%
0.2%
2022
86.6%
9.4%
2.2%
0.8%
0.2%
0.1%
0.5%
0.1%
2023
85.3%
10.5%
2.2%
1.1%
0.4%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
2024
84.6%
11.7%
1.7%
0.9%
0.5%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2016 at 90.4%. Overall it fell from 89.7% in 2009 to 84.6% in 2024, down 5.1 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 7 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Chippewa County: its share of workers rose from 4.5% in 2009 to 11.7% in 2024, up 7.2 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.4 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 3.3% to 1.7% of workers (down 1.6 percentage points).
Taking a taxi overtook riding a motorcycle to become the 5th most common choice in the 2021 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Chippewa County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Chippewa County?
The bars show when commuters in Chippewa 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 AMChippewa County8.1%Wisconsin6.9%
8.1%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMChippewa County5.8%Wisconsin4.7%
5.8%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMChippewa County7.7%Wisconsin6.1%
7.7%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMChippewa County8.5%Wisconsin8.5%
8.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMChippewa County11.8%Wisconsin10.4%
11.8%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMChippewa County14.9%Wisconsin14.7%
14.9%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMChippewa County14.0%Wisconsin12.7%
14.0%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMChippewa County5.9%Wisconsin9.0%
5.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMChippewa County3.6%Wisconsin4.0%
3.6%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMChippewa County3.9%Wisconsin4.7%
3.9%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMChippewa County2.1%Wisconsin2.4%
2.1%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMChippewa County0.7%Wisconsin1.3%
0.7%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMChippewa County6.9%Wisconsin8.1%
6.9%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMChippewa County6.1%Wisconsin6.4%
6.1%
Chippewa CountyWisconsinSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Chippewa County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 14.9% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.7% across Wisconsin. Early starts are more common than in Wisconsin: 21.6% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 17.7% there. The morning rush looks much like Wisconsin's: 46.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.8% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (19.7%) 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 Chippewa 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 Chippewa 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 Chippewa 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
Chippewa County
Wisconsin
United States
2009
7:24 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:23 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:22 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:21 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:18 AM
7:31 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:15 AM
7:30 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:16 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:15 AM
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:16 AM
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:15 AM
7:28 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:16 AM
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:15 AM
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:16 AM
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:16 AM
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:15 AM
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:16 AM
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Chippewa County were on the road by 7:16 AM, 7 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:24 AM). The shift is sharper than across Wisconsin, where the typical start moved 3 minutes earlier. Commuters in Chippewa County now leave 22 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).
How does Chippewa County's commute time compare?
Metric
Chippewa County
Wisconsin
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
20.2 min
18.8 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 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
11.7%
13.1%
15.0%
Walked
1.7%
2.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.3%
1.1%
3.2%
The average commute time in Chippewa County 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. 1.7% commute by walking, lower than the 2.6% in Wisconsin.
Chippewa County, WI Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Chippewa County, WI is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 66,799 residents against a local median of 45,527. The measure that sets Chippewa County, WI apart most is work from home: 11.7%, 16% above the local median of 10.1%.
The counties themselves spread 4.2% on work from home, so Chippewa County, WI sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Chippewa County, WI has the 3rd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Chippewa County, Wisconsin?
Commuters here spend an estimated 169 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,228 at a typical national wage. That's 8% more than the typical Wisconsin commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Chippewa County, Wisconsin?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Chippewa County, 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.
Do people use public transit in Chippewa County, 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.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among 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).