How long is the commute from the Town of Merrimac, WI?

Name: Commute and cars in the Town of Merrimac, WI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Workers who live in the Town of Merrimac, WI take an average of 28.5 minutes to get to work (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

68.3% of workers drive alone to work.

0.0% take public transportation.

0.0% of workers walk to work.

15.9% work from home.

0.4% of households have no vehicle.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Average commute: 28.5 minutes (±3.7)
Public transportation: 0.0%
Work from home: 15.9%
Households without a car: 0.4%

How people in the Town of Merrimac get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	Town of Merrimac	Sauk County	Wisconsin	United States
Drove alone	68.3% (±7.7 points)	77.0%	74.4%	68.8%
Carpooled	14.8% (±5.6 points)	9.0%	7.3%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.0% (±4.8 points)	0.1%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked	0.0% (±4.8 points)	2.4%	2.6%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	0.9% (±1.3 points)	1.8%	1.6%	2.0%
Worked from home	15.9% (±5.5 points)	9.6%	13.1%	15.1%

In the Town of Merrimac, the average commute is higher than in Sauk County (23.0 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 Merrimac, the share commuting by public transportation is not measurably different from Sauk County (0.1%).

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

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

In Sauk County, the Town of Merrimac ranks 8 of 37 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest average commute.

Statewide, it ranks 500 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 Merrimac

Occupied housing units by vehicles available, 2020–2024
Vehicles available	Town of Merrimac	Sauk County	Wisconsin	United States
No vehicle	0.4% (±1.0 points)	5.1%	6.4%	8.4%
1 vehicle	20.8% (±5.2 points)	29.9%	33.0%	33.1%
2 vehicles	48.4% (±6.9 points)	38.2%	39.5%	36.6%
3 or more vehicles	30.4% (±7.7 points)	26.8%	21.1%	21.9%

In the Town of Merrimac, the share of households without a vehicle is lower than in Sauk County (5.1%).

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 Merrimac

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Merrimac	Sauk County	Wisconsin	United States
Workers working from home	15.9% (±5.5 points)	9.6% (±1.1 points)	13.1% (±0.1 points)	15.1%
Households with a computer	95.2% (±3.2 points)	94.3% (±0.8 points)	94.7% (±0.1 points)	95.5%
Households with broadband internet	91.5% (±3.9 points)	88.5% (±1.1 points)	90.3% (±0.2 points)	91.0%

In the Town of Merrimac, the share of households with a broadband subscription is not measurably different from Sauk County (88.5%).

It is not measurably different from Wisconsin (90.3%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (91.0%).

Average commute in places near the Town of Merrimac

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Merrimac
Place	Distance	Average commute	Compared with this place
Town of Merrimac	—	28.5 minutes (±3.7)	—
Merrimac	2.4 mi	30.6 minutes (±5.1)	Not measurably different
Lake Wisconsin	4.1 mi	32.2 minutes (±3.6)	Not measurably different
Town of West Point	4.3 mi	28.9 minutes (±3.6)	Not measurably different
Town of Greenfield (Sauk County)	5.3 mi	25.1 minutes (±3.2)	Not measurably different
Town of Sumpter	5.8 mi	25.4 minutes (±3.5)	Not measurably different
Baraboo	6.5 mi	21.6 minutes (±1.9)	Lower
Town of Baraboo	7.1 mi	17.8 minutes (±2.5)	Lower
Prairie du Sac	7.2 mi	24.3 minutes (±2.8)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Baraboo, WI (21.6 minutes), Town of Baraboo, WI (17.8 minutes).

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

Average commute across Sauk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Average commute
2	Town of Bear Creek (Sauk County)	36.4 minutes (±5.0)
3	Lime Ridge	36.3 minutes (±7.5)
4	Town of La Valle	33.5 minutes (±6.2)
5	Town of Ironton	32.5 minutes (±5.7)
6	Merrimac	30.6 minutes (±5.1)
7	Town of Troy (Sauk County)	29.1 minutes (±3.9)
8	Town of Merrimac	28.5 minutes (±3.7)
9	Loganville	27.6 minutes (±4.6)
10	Town of Woodland	27.3 minutes (±3.7)
11	Town of Dellona	27.2 minutes (±4.5)
12 (tie)	Plain	27.0 minutes (±3.6)
12 (tie)	Town of Freedom (Sauk County)	27.0 minutes (±3.2)
14	Town of Washington (Sauk County)	26.5 minutes (±2.8)

Showing 13 of 37 places in Sauk 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 Merrimac

How long is the average commute in the Town of Merrimac?

Workers who live in the Town of Merrimac, WI take an average of 28.5 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Can you live in the Town of Merrimac without a car?

0.4% of households in the Town of Merrimac have no vehicle, and 0.0% of workers commute by public transportation.

How many people work from home in the Town of Merrimac?

15.9% (±5.5 points) of workers who live in the Town of Merrimac worked from home, and 91.5% 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 Merrimac town, Sauk County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:51350, in state:55 county:111).

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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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