Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Ainsworth commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Ainsworth report 20 jobs, and 204 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Ainsworth for work; outside it, Antigo is the main destination (14%, 18 miles). The trip to work takes 38 minutes on average, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Ainsworth apart on work
Ainsworth is a place people come home to
There are 20 jobs based in Ainsworth, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ainsworth has about 300 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ainsworth workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 123 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (19 to 34 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
39% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 204 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Ainsworth quiets down on a workday
On a workday 203 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Ainsworth on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Commuting from Ainsworth: about 38 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ainsworth workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 184 commuters (the 19% 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 Ainsworth goes to work
About 39% 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.
The towns that employ Ainsworth’s residents
Where Ainsworth clocks in
14% 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.
The kinds of work in Ainsworth
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ainsworth, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 20. 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 Ainsworth’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Ainsworth and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Elcho (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ainsworth workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainsworth | – | — | — | 38 min | $78,194 |
| Nashville | 2% | D− | B | 19 min | $56,389 |
| Elcho | 7% | D− | D | 26 min | $50,192 |
| Upham | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Langlade | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Price | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Neva | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Upham, Langlade, Price and Neva: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ainsworth’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 Ainsworth: questions
What is the median household income in Ainsworth?
$78,194 (±$28,219) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ainsworth?
7.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ainsworth?
38 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ainsworth work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Antigo (14%, 18 mi), Elcho (7%, 9 mi), Crandon (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ainsworth 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 Ainsworth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ainsworth
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.