Amberg Town Hall · Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Amberg has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers, next to 13% for Wisconsin as a whole. 68 jobs are based in Amberg, against 209 working residents. Only 1% work in Amberg itself; outside it, Iron Mountain draws the most (9%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Amberg, in brief
Amberg’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Amberg is Iron Mountain, MI, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (19) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% 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 ↓
Few Amberg workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 209 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The commute from Amberg, by distance
About 31% 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.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Amberg
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Amberg workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 178 commuters (the 4% 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.
Amberg on a workday afternoon
On a workday 206 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 65 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Amberg on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 Amberg work
Where Amberg clocks in
9% of workers
6% 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 Amberg
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Amberg, 2013 → 2023: 78 → 68. 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 Amberg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Amberg
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Amberg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amberg | – | — | — | 26 min | $41,673 |
| Beecher | 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Wausaukee | under 3% | C | C+ | 31 min | $68,864 |
| Athelstane | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Beecher and Athelstane: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Beecher. Darker towns draw more of Amberg’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 Amberg: questions
What is the median household income in Amberg?
$41,673 (±$1,914) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Amberg?
14.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Amberg?
26 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Amberg work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Iron Mountain (9%, 23 mi), Pembine (7%, 9 mi), Marinette (6%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Amberg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Amberg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Amberg
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.