Ashland County is located in northern Wisconsin on the shore of Lake Superior. As a rural county, public transportation options are limited. The Ashland County Transit System (ACTS) offers local bus service to many destinations throughout the county. Buses run Monday through Friday and have several routes across the county. They also offer door-to-door services for certain eligible riders. In addition to ACTS, there are a few private taxi companies that provide transportation services in the area. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation also has vanpools that connect rural areas to larger cities like Duluth and Superior, Minnesota and Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin. For those living in Ashland County who need to travel outside of the county, they can take advantage of Greyhound Lines which offers convenient bus service from Ashland to large cities all over the United States.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Ashland County takes 16.5 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Ashland County get to work:
- 74.2% drive their own car alone
- 10.5% carpool with others
- 4.4% work from home
- 1.2% take mass transit