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Cities in Wisconsin by mean travel time to work

Salem Lakes, WI had the highest mean travel time to work of 94 cities in 2021, at 31.8 minutes. Marshfield, WI had the lowest, at 14.8 minutes. The median was 21.3 minutes and the figure for Wisconsin was 22.2 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.8Salem Lakes, WI
Lowest14.8Marshfield, WI
Median21.394 cities
Wisconsin22.2History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Salem Lakes, WI: 31.8 minutesSalem Lakes, WI31.8South Milwaukee, WI: 26.5 minutesSouth Milwaukee, WI26.5Hartford, WI: 26 minutesHartford, WI26Richfield, WI: 26 minutesRichfield, WI26Oconomowoc, WI: 25.9 minutesOconomowoc, WI25.9Pleasant Prairie, WI: 25.9 minutesPleasant Prairie, WI25.9Caledonia, WI: 25.7 minutesCaledonia, WI25.7Holmen, WI: 25.4 minutesHolmen, WI25.4New Richmond, WI: 25.4 minutesNew Richmond, WI25.4Stoughton, WI: 25 minutesStoughton, WI25Franklin, WI: 24.9 minutesFranklin, WI24.9West Bend, WI: 24.8 minutesWest Bend, WI24.8Muskego, WI: 24.7 minutesMuskego, WI24.7Grafton, WI: 24.2 minutesGrafton, WI24.2DeForest, WI: 24 minutesDeForest, WI24Kenosha, WI: 24 minutesKenosha, WI24Watertown, WI: 24 minutesWatertown, WI24Oregon, WI: 23.6 minutesOregon, WI23.6Oak Creek, WI: 23.5 minutesOak Creek, WI23.5Cedarburg, WI: 23.3 minutesCedarburg, WI23.3Waunakee, WI: 23.3 minutesWaunakee, WI23.3Pewaukee, WI: 23.2 minutesPewaukee, WI23.2Mequon, WI: 23.1 minutesMequon, WI23.1Sussex, WI: 23.1 minutesSussex, WI23.1Beaver Dam, WI: 22.8 minutesBeaver Dam, WI22.8Greendale, WI: 22.8 minutesGreendale, WI22.8Greenfield, WI: 22.8 minutesGreenfield, WI22.8New Berlin, WI: 22.7 minutesNew Berlin, WI22.7Sun Prairie, WI: 22.7 minutesSun Prairie, WI22.7Racine, WI: 22.6 minutesRacine, WI22.6Hudson, WI: 22.5 minutesHudson, WI22.5Cudahy, WI: 22.4 minutesCudahy, WI22.4Burlington, WI: 22.3 minutesBurlington, WI22.3Milwaukee, WI: 22.3 minutesMilwaukee, WI22.3River Falls, WI: 22.3 minutesRiver Falls, WI22.3Whitefish Bay, WI: 22.3 minutesWhitefish Bay, WI22.3Beloit, WI: 22.2 minutesBeloit, WI22.2Fort Atkinson, WI: 22 minutesFort Atkinson, WI22Germantown, WI: 21.9 minutesGermantown, WI21.9Shorewood, WI: 21.9 minutesShorewood, WI21.9Salem Lakes, WI: 31.8 minutesSalem Lakes, WI31.8South Milwaukee, WI: 26.5 minutesSouth Milwaukee, WI26.5Hartford, WI: 26 minutesHartford, WI26Richfield, WI: 26 minutesRichfield, WI26Oconomowoc, WI: 25.9 minutesOconomowoc, WI25.9Pleasant Prairie, WI: 25.9 minutesPleasant Prairie, WI25.9Caledonia, WI: 25.7 minutesCaledonia, WI25.7Holmen, WI: 25.4 minutesHolmen, WI25.4New Richmond, WI: 25.4 minutesNew Richmond, WI25.4Stoughton, WI: 25 minutesStoughton, WI25Franklin, WI: 24.9 minutesFranklin, WI24.9West Bend, WI: 24.8 minutesWest Bend, WI24.8Muskego, WI: 24.7 minutesMuskego, WI24.7Grafton, WI: 24.2 minutesGrafton, WI24.2DeForest, WI: 24 minutesDeForest, WI24Kenosha, WI: 24 minutesKenosha, WI24Watertown, WI: 24 minutesWatertown, WI24Oregon, WI: 23.6 minutesOregon, WI23.6Oak Creek, WI: 23.5 minutesOak Creek, WI23.5Cedarburg, WI: 23.3 minutesCedarburg, WI23.3Waunakee, WI: 23.3 minutesWaunakee, WI23.3Pewaukee, WI: 23.2 minutesPewaukee, WI23.2Mequon, WI: 23.1 minutesMequon, WI23.1Sussex, WI: 23.1 minutesSussex, WI23.1Beaver Dam, WI: 22.8 minutesBeaver Dam, WI22.8Greendale, WI: 22.8 minutesGreendale, WI22.8Greenfield, WI: 22.8 minutesGreenfield, WI22.8New Berlin, WI: 22.7 minutesNew Berlin, WI22.7Sun Prairie, WI: 22.7 minutesSun Prairie, WI22.7Racine, WI: 22.6 minutesRacine, WI22.6Hudson, WI: 22.5 minutesHudson, WI22.5Cudahy, WI: 22.4 minutesCudahy, WI22.4Burlington, WI: 22.3 minutesBurlington, WI22.3Milwaukee, WI: 22.3 minutesMilwaukee, WI22.3River Falls, WI: 22.3 minutesRiver Falls, WI22.3Whitefish Bay, WI: 22.3 minutesWhitefish Bay, WI22.3Beloit, WI: 22.2 minutesBeloit, WI22.2Fort Atkinson, WI: 22 minutesFort Atkinson, WI22Germantown, WI: 21.9 minutesGermantown, WI21.9Shorewood, WI: 21.9 minutesShorewood, WI21.9
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
minutes
1Salem Lakes, WI Estimated31.8
2South Milwaukee, WI Estimated26.5
3Hartford, WI Estimated26
3Richfield, WI Estimated26
5Oconomowoc, WI Estimated25.9
5Pleasant Prairie, WI Estimated25.9
7Caledonia, WI Estimated25.7
8Holmen, WI Estimated25.4
8New Richmond, WI Estimated25.4
10Stoughton, WI Estimated25
11Franklin, WI Estimated24.9
12West Bend, WI Estimated24.8
13Muskego, WI Estimated24.7
14Grafton, WI Estimated24.2
15DeForest, WI Estimated24
15Kenosha, WI Estimated24
15Watertown, WI Estimated24
18Oregon, WI Estimated23.6
19Oak Creek, WI Estimated23.5
20Cedarburg, WI Estimated23.3
20Waunakee, WI Estimated23.3
22Pewaukee, WI Estimated23.2
23Mequon, WI Estimated23.1
23Sussex, WI Estimated23.1
25Beaver Dam, WI Estimated22.8
25Greendale, WI Estimated22.8
25Greenfield, WI Estimated22.8
28New Berlin, WI Estimated22.7
28Sun Prairie, WI Estimated22.7
30Racine, WI Estimated22.6
31Hudson, WI Estimated22.5
32Cudahy, WI Estimated22.4
33Burlington, WI Estimated22.3
33Milwaukee, WI Estimated22.3
33River Falls, WI Estimated22.3
33Whitefish Bay, WI Estimated22.3
37Beloit, WI Estimated22.2
38Fort Atkinson, WI Estimated22
39Germantown, WI Estimated21.9
39Shorewood, WI Estimated21.9
39Waukesha, WI Estimated21.9
42Hartland, WI Estimated21.8
43Wisconsin Rapids, WI Estimated21.5
44Mount Pleasant, WI Estimated21.4
45Baraboo, WI Estimated21.3
45Brown Deer, WI Estimated21.3
45West Allis, WI Estimated21.3
48Brookfield, WI Estimated21.2
48Elkhorn, WI Estimated21.2
50Port Washington, WI Estimated21.1
51Wauwatosa, WI Estimated20.9
52Windsor, WI Estimated20.8
53Howard, WI Estimated20.6
53Janesville, WI Estimated20.6
53Menomonee Falls, WI Estimated20.6
56Suamico, WI Estimated20.5
57Verona, WI Estimated20.2
58Harrison, WI Estimated20.1
58Two Rivers, WI Estimated20.1
60Fitchburg, WI Estimated19.9
61Chippewa Falls, WI Estimated19.7
61Kaukauna, WI Estimated19.7
63Madison, WI Estimated19.6
64Appleton, WI Estimated19.5
65Menasha, WI Estimated19.3
66Glendale, WI Estimated19
66Little Chute, WI Estimated19
68Plover, WI Estimated18.7
69Fond du Lac, WI Estimated18.6
70Middleton, WI Estimated18.5
71Fox Crossing, WI Estimated18.4
71Reedsburg, WI Estimated18.4
73Whitewater, WI Estimated18.1
74Onalaska, WI Estimated18
74Oshkosh, WI Estimated18
76Green Bay, WI Estimated17.9
76Neenah, WI Estimated17.9
78Allouez, WI Estimated17.6
79Platteville, WI Estimated17.1
80Ashwaubenon, WI Estimated16.9
81Monroe, WI Estimated16.6
81Waupun, WI Estimated16.6
83Menomonie, WI Estimated16.5
83Sheboygan, WI Estimated16.5
83Superior, WI Estimated16.5
86Eau Claire, WI Estimated16.3
87Bellevue, WI Estimated16.2
87La Crosse, WI Estimated16.2
89De Pere, WI Estimated16.1
90Weston, WI Estimated16
91Stevens Point, WI Estimated15.7
92Manitowoc, WI Estimated15.5
93Wausau, WI Estimated14.9
94Marshfield, WI Estimated14.8

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Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 3 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Wisconsin by mean travel time to work, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin by mean travel time to work, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/wisconsin-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest mean travel time to work?

Salem Lakes, WI, with 31.8 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Marshfield, WI, with 14.8 minutes in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 3 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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