Ackley has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Ackley has 54 jobs for 207 working residents. Only 1% stay in Ackley for work; outside it, Antigo is the main destination (35%, 9 miles). For 6% of workers, the job is at home, next to 13% for Wisconsin as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Ackley
A lot of Ackley works one town over
42% of working residents work in a town that borders Ackley: Antigo (35%), Antigo (4%) and Rolling (3%). Next door ↓
Ackley is a place people come home to
There are 54 jobs based in Ackley, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ackley has about 330 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Ackley are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 22 across Wisconsin. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Wisconsin 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 207 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Ackley
On a workday 204 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Ackley on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The daily trip from Ackley: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ackley workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 216 commuters (the 6% 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 Ackley goes to work
Where Ackley clocks in
35% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Ackley works in goods: 59% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ackley, 2013 → 2023: 67 → 54. 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 Ackley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Ackley
About 29% 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.
42% of Ackley works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ackley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ackley | – | — | — | 17 min | $80,000 |
| Antigo | 35% | D | B+ | 20 min | $45,520 |
| Peck | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Vilas | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Pine River | under 2% | A− | D | 22 min | $109,722 |
| Antigo | 4% | B | B+ | 16 min | $95,571 |
| Harrison | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Hewitt | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Rolling | 3% | B+ | D | 21 min | $95,239 |
Same-state neighbors only. Peck, Vilas and Hewitt: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Harrison: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Antigo. Darker towns draw more of Ackley’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 Ackley: questions
What is the median household income in Ackley?
$80,000 (±$13,209) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ackley?
0.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ackley?
17 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ackley work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Antigo (35%, 9 mi), Wausau (6%, 21 mi), Merrill (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ackley without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ackley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ackley
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.