Commuting in Winnebago 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 Winnebago County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Winnebago County spend about 33 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 139 hours, about 5.8 full days, spent commuting. That is 11% less time on the road than the Wisconsin average of 18.8 minutes each way, a difference of 2.0 minutes.
Winnebago County holds about 2.9% of Wisconsin's population but accounts for roughly 2.6% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Winnebago County would save about 56 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,728 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)
Winnebago County
16.7 min
33.4 min
139 hrs/yr
$4,320
1,352
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
16.7
minutes to get to work in
Winnebago County.
That's 25% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 75% of counties in Wisconsin
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 11.5% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Winnebago County
Car:
84.7%
Worked at Home:
11.5%
Walked:
2.1%
Public Transportation:
0.5%
Bicycle:
0.5%
Other:
0.4%
Motorcycle:
0.2%
Taxi:
0.1%
Commute Mode Trends in Winnebago County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Winnebago 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
Bicycle
Other
Motorcycle
Taxi
2009
91.9%
2.9%
2.6%
0.7%
0.9%
0.5%
0.4%
0.0%
2010
91.7%
3.0%
2.7%
0.7%
0.9%
0.6%
0.5%
0.0%
2011
92.0%
3.0%
2.5%
0.6%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.1%
2012
91.5%
3.2%
2.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
2013
91.7%
3.4%
2.4%
0.9%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
2014
92.1%
3.1%
2.3%
1.0%
0.9%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
2015
92.4%
3.0%
2.4%
0.9%
0.7%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
2016
91.8%
3.5%
2.4%
0.9%
0.7%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
2017
91.9%
3.5%
2.4%
0.8%
0.7%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
2018
92.1%
3.3%
2.3%
0.8%
0.7%
0.4%
0.2%
0.1%
2019
91.7%
3.9%
2.2%
0.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
2020
90.0%
5.7%
2.3%
0.5%
0.7%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
2021
88.6%
7.3%
2.2%
0.6%
0.7%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
2022
87.1%
9.0%
2.1%
0.6%
0.7%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
2023
85.4%
10.4%
2.2%
0.6%
0.7%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
2024
84.7%
11.5%
2.1%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.2%
0.1%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2015 at 92.4%. Overall it fell from 91.9% in 2009 to 84.7% in 2024, down 7.2 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Winnebago County: its share of workers rose from 2.9% in 2009 to 11.5% in 2024, up 8.6 percentage points. Most of that increase, 7.6 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.6% to 2.1% of workers (down 0.5 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Winnebago County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Winnebago County?
The bars show when commuters in Winnebago 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 AMWinnebago County8.8%Wisconsin6.9%
8.8%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMWinnebago County4.4%Wisconsin4.7%
4.4%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMWinnebago County6.9%Wisconsin6.1%
6.9%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMWinnebago County8.0%Wisconsin8.5%
8.0%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMWinnebago County10.2%Wisconsin10.4%
10.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMWinnebago County12.7%Wisconsin14.7%
12.7%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMWinnebago County13.3%Wisconsin12.7%
13.3%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMWinnebago County7.1%Wisconsin9.0%
7.1%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMWinnebago County3.2%Wisconsin4.0%
3.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMWinnebago County4.0%Wisconsin4.7%
4.0%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMWinnebago County2.4%Wisconsin2.4%
2.4%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMWinnebago County1.2%Wisconsin1.3%
1.2%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMWinnebago County9.7%Wisconsin8.1%
9.7%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMWinnebago County8.3%Wisconsin6.4%
8.3%
Winnebago CountyWisconsinSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Winnebago County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 13.3% of commuters leave home, compared with 12.7% across Wisconsin. Early starts are more common than in Wisconsin: 20.0% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 17.7% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Wisconsin: 43.2% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.8% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (25.6%) 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 Winnebago 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 Winnebago 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 Winnebago 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
Winnebago County
Wisconsin
United States
2009
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:32 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:31 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:31 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:32 AM
7:31 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:30 AM
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:30 AM
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:30 AM
7:28 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:31 AM
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:30 AM
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:30 AM
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:31 AM
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:30 AM
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:28 AM
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Winnebago County were on the road by 7:28 AM, 2 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:30 AM). Wisconsin followed the same path, with the typical start moving 3 minutes earlier. Commuters in Winnebago County now leave 10 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 Winnebago County has moved 3 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Winnebago County in the whole series.
How does Winnebago County's commute time compare?
Metric
Winnebago County
Wisconsin
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
16.7 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
11.5%
13.1%
15.0%
Walked
2.1%
2.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.5%
1.1%
3.2%
The average commute time in Winnebago County is 16.7 minutes, shorter than the 18.8 minutes in Wisconsin.
0.5% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.1% in Wisconsin. 2.1% commute by walking, lower than the 2.6% in Wisconsin.
Winnebago County, WI Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Winnebago County, WI is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 171,769 residents against a local median of 52,942. Winnebago County, WI sits close to the middle of its own neighbourhood. No measure below is more than 15% off the local median, so the choice between these counties turns on things this data does not capture.
The largest of those small differences is one-way commute, 9% below the local median at 16.7 min against 18.5 min. Winnebago County, WI has the lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Winnebago County, Wisconsin.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Winnebago County, Wisconsin?
Commuters here spend an estimated 139 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,320 at a typical national wage. That's 11% less than the typical Wisconsin commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Winnebago County, Wisconsin?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Winnebago 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.
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).