Commuting in Dunn 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 Dunn County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Dunn County spend about 37 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 153 hours, about 6.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 2% less time on the road than the Wisconsin average of 18.8 minutes each way, a difference of 0.4 minutes.
Dunn County holds about 0.8% of Wisconsin's population and accounts for roughly 0.8% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Dunn County would save about 61 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,901 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)
Dunn County
18.4 min
36.8 min
153 hrs/yr
$4,752
445
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
18.4
minutes to get to work in
Dunn County.
That's 18% 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 10.1% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Dunn County
Car:
83.1%
Worked at Home:
10.1%
Walked:
5.7%
Other:
0.6%
Public Transportation:
0.2%unusually low
Bicycle:
0.2%
Taxi:
0.1%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Public transit is unusually rare in Dunn County: 5.5 times less than the Wisconsin average (0.2% vs 1.1%).
Commute Mode Trends in Dunn County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Dunn 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
Public Transportation
Bicycle
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
85.0%
6.0%
6.8%
0.9%
0.2%
0.8%
0.1%
0.2%
2010
85.7%
5.6%
7.0%
0.8%
0.1%
0.6%
0.1%
0.1%
2011
86.6%
5.7%
5.8%
0.7%
0.1%
1.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2012
86.2%
5.1%
6.6%
0.9%
0.0%
1.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2013
86.6%
5.3%
6.2%
0.9%
0.1%
0.7%
0.1%
0.1%
2014
86.5%
5.0%
7.0%
0.7%
0.1%
0.6%
0.1%
0.1%
2015
85.3%
5.9%
7.2%
0.7%
0.1%
0.6%
0.1%
0.1%
2016
84.9%
6.3%
7.3%
0.6%
0.1%
0.6%
0.1%
0.1%
2017
84.2%
6.4%
7.6%
0.4%
0.2%
1.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2018
84.9%
5.9%
7.4%
0.6%
0.1%
1.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2019
85.7%
6.0%
6.4%
0.5%
0.1%
1.2%
0.0%
0.1%
2020
84.6%
6.7%
6.7%
0.5%
0.2%
1.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2021
84.2%
7.6%
6.3%
0.5%
0.2%
1.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2022
83.6%
8.4%
6.5%
0.7%
0.2%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
2023
84.5%
8.8%
5.5%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2024
83.1%
10.1%
5.7%
0.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2011 at 86.6%. Overall it fell from 85.0% in 2009 to 83.1% in 2024, down 1.9 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Dunn County: its share of workers rose from 6.0% in 2009 to 10.1% in 2024, up 4.1 percentage points. Most of that increase, 4.1 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 6.8% to 5.7% of workers (down 1.1 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2021 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Dunn County
😴Sleeping InThe 3rd-highest share of 9 AM-or-later starts among Wisconsin's 72 counties: 26.9% of commuters leave at 9 AM or later.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Dunn County?
The bars show when commuters in Dunn 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 AMDunn County9.7%Wisconsin6.9%
9.7%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMDunn County4.9%Wisconsin4.7%
4.9%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMDunn County7.1%Wisconsin6.1%
7.1%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMDunn County8.0%Wisconsin8.5%
8.0%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMDunn County9.6%Wisconsin10.4%
9.6%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMDunn County13.1%Wisconsin14.7%
13.1%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMDunn County10.4%Wisconsin12.7%
10.4%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMDunn County7.7%Wisconsin9.0%
7.7%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMDunn County2.6%Wisconsin4.0%
2.6%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMDunn County3.7%Wisconsin4.7%
3.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMDunn County3.3%Wisconsin2.4%
3.3%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMDunn County1.4%Wisconsin1.3%
1.4%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMDunn County9.9%Wisconsin8.1%
9.9%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMDunn County8.6%Wisconsin6.4%
8.6%
Dunn CountyWisconsinSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Dunn County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 13.1% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.7% across Wisconsin. Early starts are more common than in Wisconsin: 21.7% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 17.7% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Wisconsin: 40.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.8% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (26.9%) 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 Dunn 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 Dunn 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 Dunn 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
Dunn County
Wisconsin
United States
2009
7:28 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:26 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:26 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:32 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:27 AM
7:31 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:27 AM
7:30 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:28 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:29 AM
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:27 AM
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:26 AM
7:28 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:27 AM
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:30 AM
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:27 AM
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:27 AM
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:25 AM
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:25 AM
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Dunn County were on the road by 7:25 AM, 4 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:28 AM). Wisconsin followed the same path, with the typical start moving 3 minutes earlier. Commuters in Dunn County now leave 13 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 Dunn County has moved 2 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Dunn County in the whole series.
How does Dunn County's commute time compare?
Metric
Dunn County
Wisconsin
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
18.4 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
10.1%
13.1%
15.0%
Walked
5.7%
2.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.2%
1.1%
3.2%
The average commute time in Dunn County is 18.4 minutes, shorter than the 18.8 minutes in Wisconsin.
0.2% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.1% in Wisconsin. 5.7% commute by walking, higher than the 2.6% in Wisconsin.
Dunn County, WI Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Dunn County, WI is typical in size for this group, 45,527 residents against a local median of 42,584, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. The measure that sets Dunn County, WI apart most is work from home: 10.1%, 21% below the local median of 12.8%.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 18.4 min against a local median of 22.6 min, 19% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 19% below the local median it puts Dunn County, WI at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 8.0% on work from home, so Dunn County, WI sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Dunn County, WI has the 4th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
Is living in Dunn County, Wisconsin good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 153 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,752 at a typical national wage. That's 2% less than the typical Wisconsin commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Dunn County, Wisconsin?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Dunn 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 Dunn County, Wisconsin?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.2% of commuters use it versus 1.1% in Wisconsin, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
Which counties in Wisconsin have the fastest and slowest commutes?
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).