Argonne has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Only 2% work in Argonne itself; outside it, Crandon draws the most (16%, 16 miles). Argonne has 43 jobs, against 185 working residents. The average commute takes 24 minutes each way (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Argonne by day and by night
On a workday 182 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Argonne on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 Argonne work
Where Argonne clocks in
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.
Jobs in Argonne: what the 43 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Argonne, 2013 → 2023: 61 → 43. 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 Argonne’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Argonne takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Argonne workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 196 commuters (the 16% 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.
The distance from Argonne to work
About 36% 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.
Next door is work for 13% of Argonne
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Argonne workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argonne | – | — | — | 24 min | $84,432 |
| Hiles | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Popple River | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Ross | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Lincoln | 13% | C | C− | 21 min | $79,091 |
| Alvin | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Caswell | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Laona | under 2% | D | C− | 23 min | $63,281 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hiles, Popple River, Ross, Alvin and Caswell: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lincoln. Darker towns draw more of Argonne’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 Argonne: questions
What is the median household income in Argonne?
$84,432 (±$5,096) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Argonne?
3.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Argonne?
24 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Argonne work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crandon (16%, 16 mi), Lincoln (13%, 17 mi), Rhinelander (8%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Argonne without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Argonne, from the people who make the trip.
More of Argonne
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.