How long is the commute in Madison?

Average travel time to work in Madison, WI, how people get to work — driving, transit, walking or from home — and how that compares nationally.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

How Madison gets to work.

Average commute, one way: 15.9 min — U.S. average: 23.0 min

How workers get to work

• Drove alone: 57.6
• Carpooled: 5.9
• Transit: 5.8
• Walked: 8.2
• From home: 18.2

Average commute (minutes)

• Madison: 15.9
• Dane County: 17.1
• WI: 19.6
• U.S.: 23

Work from home: 18.2% — U.S.: 13.5%

What it means

The typical one-way commute here runs about 7.1 minutes shorter than the national average.

Working from home went from 4.0% of workers in 2015 to 18.2% in the latest estimates.