Photo: Wdfarmer · Public domainAlbany has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 32 minutes each way (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). Albany has 54 jobs for 571 working residents. Hardly any work in Albany; the top destination outside it is Madison (25%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Albany and work: the main findings
Albany is a place people come home to
There are 54 jobs based in Albany, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Albany has about 720 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Albany’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Albany is Madison, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 25% of working residents (140) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Albany workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 77 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 571 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Albany on a workday
On a workday 571 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 720 people are in Albany on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Where in the region Albany works
About 15% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 32 minutes to work from Albany
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Albany workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 423 commuters (the 11% 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.
Out of Albany to work: where people go
Where Albany clocks in
25% of workers
8% 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.
Albany works in goods: 46% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Albany, 2014 → 2024: 29 → 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Albany’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Albany
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Albany workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | – | — | — | 32 min | $114,531 |
| Decatur | under 2% | A− | C | 29 min | $101,167 |
| Brooklyn | under 2% | A | C+ | 33 min | $102,917 |
| Mount Pleasant | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Magnolia | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mount Pleasant: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Magnolia: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Albany’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 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 Albany: questions
What is the median household income in Albany?
$114,531 (±$6,128) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Albany?
6.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Albany?
32 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Albany work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (25%, 25 mi), Monroe (8%, 14 mi), Verona (4%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Albany 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 Albany, from the people who make the trip.
More of Albany
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.