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Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the longest commutes?

College Heights has the longest commutes in the City of Milwaukee: 28.4 percent of commuters take 45 minutes or more to get to work.

The largest count is in Bay View, about 588, and it ranks 63rd by share. Among the suburbs, Fox Point ranks first at 13.7%.

Highest
College Heights
28.4%
Middle City neighborhood
7.2%
Of 132 ranked
Metric
Share of commuters traveling 45 minutes or more
Year
Census ACS 2020 to 2024
Source
U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, tables B11005 and B08303 by block group

Milwaukee County by share of commuters traveling 45 minutes or more

Darker means a higher number. Lake Michigan is on the right. Press a shape to open that neighborhood.

Bayside: 11.1%Brown Deer: 8.7%Cudahy: 8.5%Fox Point: 13.7%Franklin: 5.9%Glendale: 5.0%Greendale: 4.8%Greenfield: 6.7%Hales Corners: 11.8%Oak Creek: 7.7%River Hills: 10.4%, Too few commuters, not rankedShorewood: 6.2%South Milwaukee: 7.4%St. Francis: 9.7%Wauwatosa: 4.7%West Allis: 6.0%West Milwaukee: 3.9%Whitefish Bay: 6.9%Alcott Park: 6.1%Alverno: 4.4%Amani: 21.0%Arlington Gardens: 2.2%Arlington Heights: 15.4%Avenues West: 4.7%Baran Park: 11.5%, Too few commuters, not rankedBay View: 7.6%Bluemound Heights: 4.8%Borchert Field: 9.4%Bradley Estates: 12.5%Brewer's Hill: 9.0%Brown Deer Park: 3.0%, Too few commuters, not rankedBrynwood: 12.0%, Too few commuters, not rankedBuchel Park: 16.7%, Too few commuters, not rankedBurnham Park: 7.8%Calumet Farms: 2.9%Cambridge Heights: 12.8%Cannon Park: 9.3%Capitol Heights: 8.0%Castle Manor: 3.7%Clarke Square: 5.7%Clayton Crest: 25.0%Clock Tower Acres: 4.1%, Too few commuters, not rankedCold Spring Park: 7.7%College Heights: 28.4%Columbus Park: 11.7%Concordia: 11.8%Cooper Park: 4.8%Copernicus Park: 4.7%Dineen Park: 8.3%Downer Woods: 9.1%Dretzka Park: 0.0%, Too few commuters, not rankedEnderis Park: 2.1%Estabrook Park: 21.1%, Too few commuters, not rankedEuclid Park: 0.9%Fair Park: 11.2%Fairfield: 5.0%Fairview: 5.0%Fernwood: 2.8%Florist Highlands: 10.7%, Too few commuters, not rankedForest Home Hills: 7.8%Franklin Heights: 14.6%Freedom Village: 30.1%, Too few commuters, not rankedGarden Homes: 15.2%Golden Gate: 2.3%, Too few commuters, not rankedGolden Valley: 5.9%Goldman Park: 10.3%Gra-Ram: 2.9%Graceland: 5.6%Grantosa: 2.2%Granville Station: 8.0%Granville Woods: 30.4%, Too few commuters, not rankedGrasslyn Manor: 10.0%Green Moor: 6.6%, Too few commuters, not rankedGrover Heights: 0.8%, Too few commuters, not rankedHalyard Park: 5.3%, Too few commuters, not rankedHampton Heights: 8.5%Harambee: 11.3%Harbor View: 4.6%Harder's Oaks: 12.6%, Too few commuters, not rankedHavenwoods: 7.9%, Too few commuters, not rankedHawley Farms: 4.2%Hawthorne Glen: 0.0%, Too few commuters, not rankedHaymarket: 5.3%, Too few commuters, not rankedHeritage Heights: 1.3%, Too few commuters, not rankedHighwood Estates: 6.7%Hillside: 4.0%, Too few commuters, not rankedHilltop Parish: 32.6%, Too few commuters, not rankedHistoric Mitchell Street: 8.2%Historic Third Ward: 11.5%Holler Park: 14.8%, Too few commuters, not rankedHoney Creek Manor: 6.2%Jackson Park: 8.2%Johnson's Woods: 4.6%Juneau Town: 4.4%Kilbourn Town: 4.1%King Park: 7.0%Kops Park: 7.0%Lake Park: 0.0%, Too few commuters, not rankedLayton Park: 10.1%Lenox Heights: 1.0%Lincoln Creek: 11.8%Lincoln Park: 9.9%Lincoln Village: 7.3%Lindsay Park: 5.4%Long View: 2.2%Lower East Side: 9.2%Lyons Park: 12.3%Mack Acres: 2.1%, Too few commuters, not rankedMaitland Park: 25.0%, Too few commuters, not rankedMaple Tree: 2.0%Marquette: 0.8%Martin Drive: 2.4%McGovern Park: 14.8%Melody View: 8.7%, Too few commuters, not rankedMenomonee River Hills East: 7.1%Menomonee River Hills: 10.6%Menomonee River Valley: 6.4%Merrill Park: 5.1%Metcalfe Park: 10.3%Midtown: 8.8%Mill Valley: 4.7%, Too few commuters, not rankedMiller Valley: 2.3%Mitchell Park: 7.8%, Too few commuters, not rankedMitchell West: 10.4%Morgan Heights: 7.8%Morgandale: 7.4%Mount Mary: 3.8%Mount Olivet: 5.6%, Too few commuters, not rankedMurray Hill: 8.3%Muskego Way: 8.2%Nash Park: 2.8%National Park: 1.6%New Coeln: 0.0%, Too few commuters, not rankedNorth Division: 21.6%North Granville: 0.0%, Too few commuters, not rankedNorthpoint: 6.6%Northridge Lakes: 6.2%Northridge: 19.6%, Too few commuters, not rankedOld North Milwaukee: 7.6%Park Knoll: 4.0%, Too few commuters, not rankedPark Place: 3.0%Park View: 10.8%, Too few commuters, not rankedParkway Hills: 2.9%, Too few commuters, not rankedPheasant Run: 3.5%Pollber Heights: 8.3%, Too few commuters, not rankedPolonia: 14.1%Red Oak Heights: 14.5%, Too few commuters, not rankedRidgeview: 8.7%, Too few commuters, not rankedRiver Bend: 15.5%Riverside Park: 9.4%Riverton Heights: 12.8%, Too few commuters, not rankedRiverwest: 6.2%Rolling Green: 10.2%Roosevelt Grove: 10.2%Root Creek: 3.0%Rufus King: 26.0%Saint Joseph: 7.7%Saveland Park: 2.8%, Too few commuters, not rankedSchlitz Park: 9.7%, Too few commuters, not rankedServite Woods: 14.8%, Too few commuters, not rankedSherman Park: 9.1%Silver City: 9.1%Silver Spring: 9.2%Silver Swan: 3.7%Southgate: 8.1%Southpoint: 10.6%St. Amelian's: 1.4%Story Hill: 3.3%Sunset Heights: 8.9%The Valley/Pigsville: 10.9%, Too few commuters, not rankedThurston Woods: 2.1%Timmerman West: 5.9%Tippecanoe: 7.8%Town & Country Manor: 1.7%Town of Lake: 4.8%Triangle North: 26.1%, Too few commuters, not rankedTriangle: 16.5%, Too few commuters, not rankedTripoli Park: 3.2%, Too few commuters, not rankedUpper East Side: 8.6%Uptown: 6.8%Valhalla: 11.1%Valley Forge: 3.7%, Too few commuters, not rankedVogel Park: 0.0%Wahl Park: 2.0%Walker's Point: 7.3%Walnut Hill: 3.9%Washington Heights: 7.2%Washington Park: 3.1%Wedgewood: 7.8%West View: 1.1%Whispering Hills: 29.1%, Too few commuters, not rankedWhite Manor: 5.4%Wick Field: 0.0%, Too few commuters, not rankedWilliamsburg: 4.5%Wilson Park: 4.7%Woodland Court: 12.0%Woodlands: 0.0%Wyrick Park: 1.3%Yankee Hill: 8.6%Woodlands0.0%6Vogel Park0.0%5Rufus King26.0%2Marquette0.8%4Clayton Crest25.0%3College Heights28.4%1
  1. 1 College Heights: 28.4%
  2. 2 Rufus King: 26.0%
  3. 3 Clayton Crest: 25.0%
  4. 4 Marquette: 0.8%
  5. 5 Vogel Park: 0.0%
  6. 6 Woodlands: 0.0%
  • 0.0% to 3.7%
  • 3.7% to 5.9%
  • 6.0% to 7.8%
  • 8.0% to 10.2%
  • 10.3% to 28.4%
  • Under the floor, not ranked

Share of commuters traveling 45 minutes or more, Census ACS 2020 to 2024. Each color holds about the same number of neighborhoods. The heavy line is the City of Milwaukee boundary.

City of Milwaukee neighborhoods

Share of commuters traveling 45 minutes or more, Census ACS 2020 to 2024. To be ranked, a neighborhood needs at least 500 commuters. Neighborhoods under that are in the table with their number, marked too few commuters to rank.

College Heights128.4%197693
Rufus King226.0%3101,191
Clayton Crest325.0%131523
North Division421.6%2851,317
Amani521.0%2461,170
River Bend615.5%132852
Arlington Heights715.4%2041,322
Garden Homes815.2%118777
McGovern Park914.8%1711,158
Franklin Heights1014.6%2711,854
Polonia1114.1%3462,462
Cambridge Heights1212.8%125980
Bradley Estates1312.5%104835
Lyons Park1412.3%92747
Woodland Court1512.0%63524
Lincoln Creek1611.8%3332,818
Concordia1711.8%1251,061
Columbus Park1811.7%1991,707
Historic Third Ward1911.5%1251,085
Harambee2011.3%3713,279
Fair Park2111.2%62553
Valhalla2211.1%1321,190
Menomonee River Hills2310.6%3973,745
Southpoint2410.6%1411,332
Mitchell West2510.4%1541,482
Metcalfe Park2610.3%67648
Goldman Park2710.3%64620
Roosevelt Grove2810.2%1381,347
Rolling Green2910.2%1441,414
Layton Park3010.1%3503,464
Grasslyn Manor3110.0%1791,795
Lincoln Park329.9%2012,034
Riverside Park339.4%1311,391
Borchert Field349.4%991,057
Cannon Park359.3%991,065
Silver Spring369.2%3704,031
Lower East Side379.2%5606,105
Sherman Park389.1%1611,764
Silver City399.1%1601,760
Downer Woods409.1%1521,677
Brewer's Hill419.0%991,094
Sunset Heights428.9%1471,650
Midtown438.8%1481,691
Yankee Hill448.6%1842,134
Upper East Side458.6%1501,753
Hampton Heights468.5%2072,433
Murray Hill478.3%1722,069
Dineen Park488.3%1241,499
Jackson Park498.2%2743,335
Historic Mitchell Street508.2%2973,619
Muskego Way518.2%3314,060
Southgate528.1%971,191
Granville Station538.0%54671
Capitol Heights548.0%1792,230
Morgan Heights557.8%61778
Burnham Park567.8%3093,953
Forest Home Hills577.8%1682,153
Tippecanoe587.8%2403,094
Wedgewood597.8%50645
Saint Joseph607.7%1572,039
Cold Spring Park617.7%52679
Old North Milwaukee627.6%2643,457
Bay View637.6%5887,779
Morgandale647.4%2783,768
Lincoln Village657.3%3655,027
Walker's Point667.3%2142,948
Washington Heights677.2%2243,102
Menomonee River Hills East687.1%48677
King Park697.0%45642
Kops Park707.0%941,345
Uptown716.8%1241,830
Highwood Estates726.7%59881
Northpoint736.6%1552,366
Menomonee River Valley746.4%721,124
Riverwest756.2%3625,799
Honey Creek Manor766.2%741,200
Northridge Lakes776.2%48779
Alcott Park786.1%42686
Golden Valley795.9%701,180
Timmerman West805.9%1071,810
Clarke Square815.7%1622,839
Graceland825.6%36648
Lindsay Park835.4%981,805
White Manor845.4%41757
Merrill Park855.1%631,243
Fairfield865.0%551,104
Fairview875.0%751,508
Cooper Park884.8%711,464
Bluemound Heights894.8%671,383
Town of Lake904.8%1012,088
Copernicus Park914.7%27569
Wilson Park924.7%751,588
Avenues West934.7%1573,353
Johnson's Woods944.6%611,315
Harbor View954.6%40877
Williamsburg964.5%28625
Juneau Town974.4%1182,694
Alverno984.4%23526
Hawley Farms994.2%33778
Kilbourn Town1004.1%862,073
Walnut Hill1013.9%20514
Mount Mary1023.8%36944
Silver Swan1033.7%531,421
Castle Manor1043.7%611,646
Pheasant Run1053.5%22632
Story Hill1063.3%29885
Washington Park1073.1%371,205
Park Place1083.0%17558
Root Creek1093.0%25821
Gra-Ram1102.9%24816
Calumet Farms1112.9%16553
Fernwood1122.8%371,332
Nash Park1132.8%281,014
Martin Drive1142.4%17716
Miller Valley1152.3%17730
Long View1162.2%241,067
Grantosa1172.2%18803
Arlington Gardens1182.2%17763
Thurston Woods1192.1%251,170
Enderis Park1202.1%301,428
Wahl Park1212.0%16793
Maple Tree1222.0%12596
Town & Country Manor1231.7%9526
National Park1241.6%12753
St. Amelian's1251.4%10690
Wyrick Park1261.3%11824
West View1271.1%8722
Lenox Heights1281.0%7721
Euclid Park1290.9%8922
Marquette1300.8%5603
Vogel Park1310.0%0786
Woodlands1310.0%0649
Baran ParkToo few commuters, not ranked11.5%50436
Brown Deer ParkToo few commuters, not ranked3.0%12394
BrynwoodToo few commuters, not ranked12.0%54451
Buchel ParkToo few commuters, not ranked16.7%16
Clock Tower AcresToo few commuters, not ranked4.1%12295
Dretzka ParkToo few commuters, not ranked0.0%0329
Estabrook ParkToo few commuters, not ranked21.1%59279
Florist HighlandsToo few commuters, not ranked10.7%51475
Freedom VillageToo few commuters, not ranked30.1%2273
Golden GateToo few commuters, not ranked2.3%7298
Granville WoodsToo few commuters, not ranked30.4%35115
Green MoorToo few commuters, not ranked6.6%31469
Grover HeightsToo few commuters, not ranked0.8%1129
Halyard ParkToo few commuters, not ranked5.3%11208
Harder's OaksToo few commuters, not ranked12.6%31247
HavenwoodsToo few commuters, not ranked7.9%36454
Hawthorne GlenToo few commuters, not ranked0.0%0142
HaymarketToo few commuters, not ranked5.3%10187
Heritage HeightsToo few commuters, not ranked1.3%4313
HillsideToo few commuters, not ranked4.0%17427
Hilltop ParishToo few commuters, not ranked32.6%1443
Holler ParkToo few commuters, not ranked14.8%36244
Lake ParkToo few commuters, not ranked0.0%01
Mack AcresToo few commuters, not ranked2.1%4191
Maitland ParkToo few commuters, not ranked25.0%91364
Melody ViewToo few commuters, not ranked8.7%669
Mill ValleyToo few commuters, not ranked4.7%17364
Mitchell ParkToo few commuters, not ranked7.8%677
Mount OlivetToo few commuters, not ranked5.6%21377
New CoelnToo few commuters, not ranked0.0%035
North GranvilleToo few commuters, not ranked0.0%0458
NorthridgeToo few commuters, not ranked19.6%63322
Park KnollToo few commuters, not ranked4.0%11275
Park ViewToo few commuters, not ranked10.8%11102
Parkway HillsToo few commuters, not ranked2.9%10339
Pollber HeightsToo few commuters, not ranked8.3%448
Red Oak HeightsToo few commuters, not ranked14.5%61421
RidgeviewToo few commuters, not ranked8.7%13149
Riverton HeightsToo few commuters, not ranked12.8%23179
Saveland ParkToo few commuters, not ranked2.8%9316
Schlitz ParkToo few commuters, not ranked9.7%30308
Servite WoodsToo few commuters, not ranked14.8%46311
The Valley/PigsvilleToo few commuters, not ranked10.9%13119
TriangleToo few commuters, not ranked16.5%35212
Triangle NorthToo few commuters, not ranked26.1%115440
Tripoli ParkToo few commuters, not ranked3.2%5158
Valley ForgeToo few commuters, not ranked3.7%4108
Whispering HillsToo few commuters, not ranked29.1%2586
Wick FieldToo few commuters, not ranked0.0%0344

Suburbs

Fox Point113.7%2932,142
Hales Corners211.8%4243,591
Bayside311.1%1401,264
St. Francis49.7%3363,449
Brown Deer58.7%4625,333
Cudahy68.5%6818,006
Oak Creek77.7%1,43418,545
South Milwaukee87.4%6418,636
Whitefish Bay96.9%3675,294
Greenfield106.7%1,09816,496
Shorewood116.2%3685,954
West Allis126.0%1,66727,671
Franklin135.9%85314,527
Glendale145.0%2424,824
Greendale154.8%2795,873
Wauwatosa164.7%94720,325
West Milwaukee173.9%781,976
River HillsToo few commuters, not ranked10.4%51492

How we measured this

The Census Bureau asks workers how long the trip to work takes (table B08303). People who work from home aren't in the count.

What would change the answer

These are five-year survey estimates split by land, so treat small differences as ties.

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