At 0.4%, unemployment in Abrams is lower than in 98% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Abrams are A for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 80% of U.S. towns. Only 2% work in Abrams; the top destination outside it is Green Bay (22%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Abrams in brief
Abrams is a place people come home to
There are 279 jobs based in Abrams, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Abrams has about 1,300 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Abrams than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Abrams fell from 424 in 2013 to 279 in 2023, −34%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Abrams workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 981 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Abrams’ grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Abrams is better than 91% of U.S. towns. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 55% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Abrams could be anywhere from A− to A+.
In and out of Abrams on a workday
On a workday 962 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 260 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Abrams on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.28 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.
What the 279 jobs in Abrams are
279 jobs are based in Abrams.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Abrams, 2013 → 2023: 424 → 279. 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 Abrams’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 28 minutes in Abrams
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Abrams workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,035 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% 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.
Where Abrams’ working residents head each day
Where Abrams clocks in
22% of workers
7% 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.
How far it is to work from Abrams
About 19% 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.
Getting around Abrams: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Abrams is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Abrams near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,202 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.9% of Abrams households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Abrams’ commuters take a bus or train.
Abrams is 326th of 5,509 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 41 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Vandenbroek WI | 1,701 | $129K | 1.6% | 5.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 324 | Edinburg Township OH | 2,371 | $105K | 3.3% | 2.8% | 4% | A |
| 325 | Sherman WI | 1,444 | $107K | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2% | A |
| 326 | Abrams WI | 2,033 | $104K | 4.5% | 0.4% | 2% | A |
| 327 | Wenonah NJ | 2,330 | $132K | 2.2% | 5.2% | 3% | A |
| 328 | Poetry TX | 1,542 | $95K | 2.7% | 5.8% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Abrams, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Abrams and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Abrams workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrams | – | A | C− | 28 min | $103,750 |
| Stiles | under 2% | B− | D | 30 min | $81,339 |
| Pensaukee | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 27 min | $80,298 |
| Little Suamico | under 2% | A | D | 30 min | $112,391 |
| Morgan | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $92,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Abrams’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 Abrams: questions
What is the median household income in Abrams?
$103,750 (±$12,076) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Abrams?
4.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Abrams?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Abrams work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Green Bay (22%, 20 mi), Ashwaubenon (9%, 22 mi), De Pere (7%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Abrams walkable?
Abrams is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Abrams without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Abrams, from the people who make the trip.
More of Abrams
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.