With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Argyle works elsewhere
Employers in Argyle report 23 jobs; 221 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Argyle itself; outside it, Madison draws the most (17%, 34 miles). The average commute takes 30 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Argyle at work: what stands out
Argyle is a place people come home to
There are 23 jobs based in Argyle, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Argyle has about 300 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Argyle’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Argyle is Madison, 34 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (37) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Argyle workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 61 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 221 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Argyle
On a workday 221 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Argyle on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
How many miles Argyle commutes
About 17% 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.
About 30 minutes each way for Argyle’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Argyle workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 194 commuters (the 13% 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.
Commuting out of Argyle: the destinations
Where Argyle clocks in
17% of workers
10% 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 Argyle: what the 23 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Argyle, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 23. 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 Argyle’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Argyle
The biggest share goes to Blanchard (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Argyle workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle | – | — | — | 30 min | $83,750 |
| Adams | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Blanchard | 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Fayette | 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Lamont | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Wiota | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Adams: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Blanchard, Fayette and Lamont: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Wiota: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Argyle’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 Argyle: questions
What is the median household income in Argyle?
$83,750 (±$19,398) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Argyle?
11.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Argyle?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Argyle work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (17%, 34 mi), Monroe (10%, 16 mi), Argyle (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Argyle without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Argyle, from the people who make the trip.
More of Argyle
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.