Alvin has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
16 jobs are based in Alvin; 68 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Alvin; the top destination outside it is Lincoln (18%, 29 miles). At home: 25% of workers have no commute at all (Wisconsin 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Alvin on a workday afternoon
On a workday 67 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Alvin on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Where people from Alvin work
Where Alvin clocks in
9% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alvin, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 16. 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 Alvin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 21 minutes in Alvin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Alvin workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43 commuters (the 25% 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 many miles Alvin commutes
About 32% 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.
Around Alvin: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Argonne (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alvin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin | – | — | — | 21 min | $49,375 |
| Tipler | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Popple River | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Hiles | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Argonne | 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Phelps | under 2% | C | B− | 20 min | $71,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Tipler, Popple River, Hiles and Argonne: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alvin’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 Alvin: questions
What is the median household income in Alvin?
$49,375 (±$39,433) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alvin?
17.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Alvin?
21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Alvin work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (18%, 29 mi), Crandon (13%, 28 mi), Rhinelander (9%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Alvin 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 Alvin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alvin
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.