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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 72 SHOWN OF 72

Most public transit riders, Wisconsin counties

Wisconsin counties with the most workers commuting by public transportation, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of commuters, not the transit share. This list covers the 72 counties in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 72 is 41. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Chippewa County, WI, up 50 places to #19.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most public transit riders by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPTRANSIT COMMUTERSVS 2020
01Milwaukee County, WIWI924,21615,392−27%
02Dane County, WIWI590,3759,180−34%
03Racine County, WIWI198,919832−15%
04▲7Eau Claire County, WIWI109,033637+53%
05▲1Brown County, WIWI275,803606−34%
06▼2Kenosha County, WIWI168,448603−37%
07▲2Outagamie County, WIWI195,894533+17%
08▼1La Crosse County, WIWI121,339523+5%
09▼4Waukesha County, WIWI417,210493−48%
10▼2Winnebago County, WIWI174,218458−4%
11▼1Rock County, WIWI166,472372−11%
12▲6Manitowoc County, WIWI81,710216+3%
13▲1Douglas County, WIWI43,990215−14%
14▲2Sheboygan County, WIWI118,047165−28%
15▲9Jefferson County, WIWI86,505165+53%
16▼1Marathon County, WIWI139,432164−31%
17▲2Walworth County, WIWI106,127121−40%
18▲14Vernon County, WIWI31,44398+69%
19▲50Chippewa County, WIWI67,61494+2250%
20▲26Columbia County, WIWI58,13293+272%
21Sawyer County, WIWI18,84685−30%
22▲16Iowa County, WIWI23,95184+121%
23▲8Grant County, WIWI52,44681+35%
24▼2Ashland County, WIWI16,20380−31%
25▼8Portage County, WIWI71,94380−63%
26▲19Burnett County, WIWI17,22378+212%
27▼15Washington County, WIWI139,23877−72%
28Crawford County, WIWI15,910660%
29▼6Bayfield County, WIWI16,78760−46%
30▼5Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,66958−34%
31▲4Wood County, WIWI74,06056+44%
32▼19Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34655−79%
33▲8Dunn County, WIWI46,22347+34%
34▼8Lincoln County, WIWI28,40344−40%
35▲4Sauk County, WIWI66,65242+14%
36▼7Barron County, WIWI46,48441−34%
37▼17St. Croix County, WIWI98,27641−75%
38▲33Waushara County, WIWI25,22337+1750%
39▲17Green Lake County, WIWI19,30537+185%
40▼6Monroe County, WIWI46,57235−24%
41▲7Taylor County, WIWI20,11830+36%
42▲1Door County, WIWI30,61625−14%
43▲16Vilas County, WIWI23,76125+108%
44▲18Kewaunee County, WIWI20,75824+200%
45▼18Calumet County, WIWI53,98223−66%
46▲7Juneau County, WIWI26,64923+53%
47▲2Washburn County, WIWI17,08722+5%
48▲10Langlade County, WIWI19,53420+67%
49▼2Waupaca County, WIWI51,46119−21%
50▲18Adams County, WIWI21,75217+325%
51▼18Marinette County, WIWI42,57417−65%
52▲2Rusk County, WIWI14,14616+14%
53▲2Oconto County, WIWI40,19516+14%
54▲13Clark County, WIWI35,05214+180%
55▼15Dodge County, WIWI89,09713−64%
56▼19Shawano County, WIWI41,56012−68%
57▼13Menominee County, WIWI4,19910−66%
58▼8Green County, WIWI37,2279−55%
59▼17Polk County, WIWI45,8038−73%
60▼24Oneida County, WIWI38,1318−79%
61▲2Buffalo County, WIWI13,3187−13%
62▲10Lafayette County, WIWI17,4786+500%
63▼11Pierce County, WIWI43,5196−60%
64Forest County, WIWI9,5745−29%
65▲5Pepin County, WIWI7,51330%
66▼36Richland County, WIWI17,0363−95%
67▼2Price County, WIWI13,9881−83%
68▼11Jackson County, WIWI20,9991−92%
69▼9Trempealeau County, WIWI31,1711−90%
70▼4Florence County, WIWI4,7480−100%
71▼10Iron County, WIWI6,1270−100%
72▼21Marquette County, WIWI15,9270−100%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES