Wildwood has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Wildwood for work; outside it, Angola is the main destination (15%, 10 miles). There are 2 jobs in Wildwood for 107 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 22% of workers, where Indiana as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Wildwood
On a workday 107 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11 people are in Wildwood on a workday afternoon, 91% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Wildwood to work: where people go
Where Wildwood clocks in
15% of workers
6% 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.
100% of the jobs in Wildwood pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Wildwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Wildwood
of Wildwood workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 51 commuters (the 22% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Wildwood
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 Wildwood: questions
What is the median household income in Wildwood?
$65,179 (±$37,538) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wildwood?
14.7%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wildwood work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Angola (15%, 10 mi), Fort Wayne (11%, 35 mi), Ashley (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Wildwood without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wildwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wildwood
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.