Transportation & Direct-
Mail Merchants
Moving around Portage County is a breeze with our improved transportation network. Interstate 39 is the north-south connector, and Interstate-quality roads go east and west, including U.S. Highways 10, 54, and 66. State Highway 29 is just 30 miles to the north via Interstate 39, providing Interstate-quality roads to the Twin Cities.

Central Wisconsin Airport, 15 miles north of Stevens Point, offers daily regional jet commercial flights that connect through Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, and Milwaukee.

Canadian National, United Parcel Service, and Spee Dee Delivery each have a strong presence in the County, with the railroad employing more than 300 people and the remaining two companies having parcel-delivery services in Portage County.

Direct-mail merchants are present in the form of Lands’ End, Figi’s, and Herrschners, which ship clothing, food products, and craft materials throughout North America.

Plover is home to C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., a global logistics company that provides services to clients throughout the United States.

Also, numerous over-the-road trucking operations, such as H.O. Wolding make their home base in the County and provide jobs for long- and short-haul drivers.

For more information on Portage County Traffic Counts visit www.dot.wisconsin.gov