Photo: Awkwafaba · CC BY-SA 4.0Ashippun has lower unemployment (1.1%) than 94% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Ashippun is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Ashippun A; getting around on foot earns it C−. Only 2% work in Ashippun itself; outside it, Hartford draws the most (13%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Ashippun: the gist
Ashippun is a place people come home to
There are 211 jobs based in Ashippun, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ashippun has about 1,800 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ashippun workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 38 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.
The four measures behind Ashippun’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ashippun is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #90 of 362 in Wisconsin. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 66% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ashippun could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Ashippun by day and by night
On a workday 1,075 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 187 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Ashippun on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.19 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
From Ashippun, about 27 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ashippun workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,237 commuters (the 10% 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 Ashippun: the destinations
Where Ashippun clocks in
13% of workers
8% of workers
3% 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.
Goods jobs make up 48% of work in Ashippun
211 jobs are based in Ashippun.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ashippun, 2013 → 2023: 138 → 211. 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 Ashippun’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Ashippun
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.
Most trips from Ashippun start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ashippun is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns, #325 of 362 in Wisconsin. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 4.8% across Wisconsin, on an EPA index of 4.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,377 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.9% of Ashippun households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ashippun’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ashippun places 302nd of 4,797 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 84 | Sun Prairie WI | 2,291 | $127K | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 85 | Verona WI | 2,092 | $150K | 2.6% | 2.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 300 | Briarcliff TX | 2,361 | $141K | 3.6% | 1.8% | 3% | A |
| 301 | Kensington NH | 2,092 | $165K | 1.9% | 3.6% | 2% | A |
| 302 | Ashippun WI | 2,666 | $97K | 4.2% | 1.1% | 2% | A |
| 303 | Hartley CA | 2,431 | $124K | 7.2% | 0.6% | <1% | A |
| 304 | Skaneateles NY | 2,503 | $126K | 4.9% | 1.1% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Ashippun, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Work in the towns next to Ashippun
The biggest share goes to Rubicon (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ashippun workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashippun | – | A | C− | 27 min | $97,159 |
| Lebanon | under 3% | A− | D | 28 min | $87,750 |
| Rubicon | 3% | B+ | C | 23 min | $98,516 |
| Oconomowoc | under 3% | A+ | C | 24 min | $114,782 |
| Erin | under 3% | A | C− | 32 min | $111,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ashippun’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 Ashippun: questions
What is the median household income in Ashippun?
$97,159 (±$9,753) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ashippun?
4.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ashippun?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ashippun work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (13%, 8 mi), Oconomowoc (8%, 9 mi), West Bend (3%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ashippun walkable?
Ashippun is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ashippun 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 Ashippun, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ashippun
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.