How Wiscon works: jobs, income and commuting
There are 178 jobs in Wiscon for 264 working residents. Hardly any work in Wiscon; the top destination outside it is Brooksville (11%, 4 miles). Working residents average 34 minutes each way, next to 28 for Florida and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Wiscon in brief
From Wiscon, about 34 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wiscon workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 269 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Florida: 83% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Wiscon on a workday afternoon
On a workday 262 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 176 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Wiscon on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.67 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Wiscon commutes to
Where Wiscon clocks in
11% of workers
9% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The kinds of work in Wiscon
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wiscon, 2013 → 2023: 182 → 178. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Wiscon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Wiscon
About 25% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Wiscon and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to South Brooksville (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wiscon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiscon | – | — | — | 34 min | — |
| South Brooksville | 2% | C− | B | 32 min | $61,196 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wiscon’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Wiscon: questions
What is the poverty rate in Wiscon?
15.2%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wiscon?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wiscon work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brooksville (11%, 4 mi), Spring Hill (9%, 6 mi), Tampa (8%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wiscon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wiscon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wiscon
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.