How long is the commute from the Town of Clear Lake, WI?

Name: Commute and cars in the Town of Clear Lake, WI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

Workers who live in the Town of Clear Lake, WI take an average of 27.9 minutes to get to work (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

81.4% of workers drive alone to work.

0.0% take public transportation.

1.4% of workers walk to work.

7.8% work from home.

1.7% of households have no vehicle.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Average commute: 27.9 minutes (±3.3)
Public transportation: 0.0%
Work from home: 7.8%
Households without a car: 1.7%

How people in the Town of Clear Lake get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	Town of Clear Lake	Polk County	Wisconsin	United States
Drove alone	81.4% (±7.2 points)	77.3%	74.4%	68.8%
Carpooled	9.5% (±5.4 points)	7.6%	7.3%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.0% (±4.3 points)	0.0%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked	1.4% (±1.2 points)	2.1%	2.6%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	0.0% (±4.3 points)	1.2%	1.6%	2.0%
Worked from home	7.8% (±3.6 points)	11.8%	13.1%	15.1%

In the Town of Clear Lake, the average commute is not measurably different from Polk County (29.8 minutes).

It is also higher than in Wisconsin (22.2 minutes).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (26.4 minutes).

In the Town of Clear Lake, the share commuting by public transportation is not measurably different from Polk County (0.0%).

It is not measurably different from Wisconsin (1.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (3.2%).

In Polk County, the Town of Clear Lake ranks 22 of 35 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest average commute.

Statewide, it ranks 570 of 1,842.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Cars per household in the Town of Clear Lake

Occupied housing units by vehicles available, 2020–2024
Vehicles available	Town of Clear Lake	Polk County	Wisconsin	United States
No vehicle	1.7% (±1.3 points)	3.7%	6.4%	8.4%
1 vehicle	9.8% (±3.7 points)	25.2%	33.0%	33.1%
2 vehicles	31.5% (±7.6 points)	39.6%	39.5%	36.6%
3 or more vehicles	57.0% (±7.6 points)	31.5%	21.1%	21.9%

In the Town of Clear Lake, the share of households without a vehicle is lower than in Polk County (3.7%).

It is also lower than in Wisconsin (6.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (8.4%).

Working from home and internet access in the Town of Clear Lake

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Clear Lake	Polk County	Wisconsin	United States
Workers working from home	7.8% (±3.6 points)	11.8% (±1.2 points)	13.1% (±0.1 points)	15.1%
Households with a computer	98.0% (±1.9 points)	94.5% (±0.9 points)	94.7% (±0.1 points)	95.5%
Households with broadband internet	95.8% (±2.4 points)	88.3% (±1.1 points)	90.3% (±0.2 points)	91.0%

In the Town of Clear Lake, the share of households with a broadband subscription is higher than in Polk County (88.3%).

It is also higher than in Wisconsin (90.3%).

It is higher than the national figure (91.0%).

Average commute in places near the Town of Clear Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Clear Lake
Place	Distance	Average commute	Compared with this place
Town of Clear Lake	—	27.9 minutes (±3.3)	—
Clear Lake	2.6 mi	21.4 minutes (±6.0)	Not measurably different
Town of Black Brook	5.7 mi	29.8 minutes (±5.1)	Not measurably different
Clayton	6.0 mi	28.3 minutes (±6.2)	Not measurably different
Town of Forest (St. Croix County)	6.2 mi	29.2 minutes (±3.1)	Not measurably different
Town of Vance Creek	6.2 mi	29.9 minutes (±3.7)	Not measurably different
Town of Clayton (Polk County)	6.4 mi	27.6 minutes (±2.8)	Not measurably different
Town of Turtle Lake	7.8 mi	20.7 minutes (±3.8)	Lower
Amery	8.2 mi	21.5 minutes (±4.2)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Turtle Lake, WI (20.7 minutes), Amery, WI (21.5 minutes).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Average commute across Polk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Average commute
15 (tie)	Town of McKinley (Polk County)	29.8 minutes (±6.6)
17	Dresser	29.7 minutes (±5.5)
18	Town of St. Croix Falls	29.5 minutes (±4.1)
19	Town of West Sweden	28.8 minutes (±3.8)
20	Town of Balsam Lake	28.6 minutes (±3.4)
21	Clayton	28.3 minutes (±6.2)
22 (tie)	Town of Clear Lake	27.9 minutes (±3.3)
22 (tie)	Town of Johnstown (Polk County)	27.9 minutes (±4.3)
24 (tie)	Town of Clayton (Polk County)	27.6 minutes (±2.8)
24 (tie)	Town of Luck	27.6 minutes (±3.8)
26	Town of Lincoln (Polk County)	27.5 minutes (±3.4)
27	Frederic	27.2 minutes (±6.3)
28	Luck	25.7 minutes (±4.1)

Showing 13 of 35 places in Polk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Clear Lake

How long is the average commute in the Town of Clear Lake?

Workers who live in the Town of Clear Lake, WI take an average of 27.9 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Can you live in the Town of Clear Lake without a car?

1.7% of households in the Town of Clear Lake have no vehicle, and 0.0% of workers commute by public transportation.

How many people work from home in the Town of Clear Lake?

7.8% (±3.6 points) of workers who live in the Town of Clear Lake worked from home, and 95.8% of households have a broadband subscription.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Clear Lake town, Polk County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:15275, in state:55 county:095).

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DP03_0018E, DP03_0018M, DP03_0025E, DP03_0025M, DP03_0019PE, DP03_0019PM, DP03_0020PE, DP03_0020PM, DP03_0021PE, DP03_0021PM, DP03_0022PE, DP03_0022PM, DP03_0023PE, DP03_0023PM, DP03_0024PE, DP03_0024PM, DP04_0058PE, DP04_0058PM, DP04_0059PE, DP04_0059PM, DP04_0060PE, DP04_0060PM, DP04_0061PE, DP04_0061PM, DP02_0153PE, DP02_0153PM, DP02_0154PE, DP02_0154PM

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