Frederic, WI is a small town in Polk County, located about 80 miles northeast of the Twin Cities. While this rural area may not have the variety of transportation options available in a larger city, there are still ways to get around Frederic and its surrounding areas. The most popular option is driving your own car, but if you don't have access to one, there are also public bus services available. The St. Croix Valley Transit runs daily local routes between Frederic and nearby towns such as Clear Lake, Siren, Luck and Osceola. They also provide service to other nearby cities like Grantsburg and St. Croix Falls on certain days of the week. Additionally, there is an Amtrak station in Danbury (about twenty minutes away from Frederic) that connects passengers to larger cities throughout Wisconsin and across the Midwest region by rail. Finally, there are several taxi companies operating throughout Polk County that offer another way to get around town or reach farther destinations quickly and conveniently.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Frederic takes 29.1 minutes. That's longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Frederic get to work:
- 71.9% drive their own car alone
- 6.9% carpool with others
- 9.0% work from home
- 0.0% take mass transit