Most of Adrian commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 45 jobs in Adrian, and 316 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Adrian for work; outside it, Sparta is the main destination (22%, 11 miles). Home is the office for 6% of workers; Wisconsin has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Adrian: the figures worth knowing
Adrian is a place people come home to
There are 45 jobs based in Adrian, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Adrian has about 480 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Adrian and Sparta trade workers both ways
Sparta is the top workplace for Adrian residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Adrian come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 316 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Adrian, and who commutes in
On a workday 315 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Adrian on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 towns that employ Adrian’s residents
Where Adrian clocks in
22% of workers
12% of workers
11% 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.
A place that makes things: 44% of Adrian’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Adrian, 2013 → 2023: 251 → 45. 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 Adrian’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Adrian: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Adrian workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 343 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.
How far it is to work from Adrian
About 23% 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.
Adrian and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Tomah (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Adrian workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian | – | — | — | 24 min | $89,167 |
| Tomah | 2% | B | C− | 18 min | $98,345 |
| Angelo | under 2% | B− | C | 18 min | $71,250 |
| Greenfield | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Ridgeville | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Greenfield: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Ridgeville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Adrian’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 Adrian: questions
What is the median household income in Adrian?
$89,167 (±$26,302) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Adrian?
16.9%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Adrian?
24 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Adrian work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sparta (22%, 11 mi), Tomah (12%, 6 mi), La Crosse (11%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Adrian without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Adrian, from the people who make the trip.
More of Adrian
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.