Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Beetown commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Beetown has 36 jobs, against 297 working residents. Only 1% stay in Beetown for work; outside it, Lancaster is the main destination (17%, 8 miles). 24% of workers have no commute at all; Wisconsin has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Beetown, in brief
Beetown is a place people come home to
There are 36 jobs based in Beetown, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Beetown has about 480 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Beetown and Lancaster trade workers both ways
Lancaster is the top workplace for Beetown residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Beetown come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Beetown works from home
24% of Beetown workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. 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 297 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Beetown, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 293 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Beetown on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
The towns that employ Beetown’s residents
Where Beetown clocks in
17% of workers
7% 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.
Time on the road from Beetown: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beetown workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 304 commuters (the 24% 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.
Making and building: 75% of jobs based in Beetown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beetown, 2013 → 2023: 63 → 36. 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 Beetown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Beetown
About 29% 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.
The towns around Beetown
The biggest share goes to South Lancaster (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beetown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beetown | – | — | — | 29 min | $86,964 |
| South Lancaster | 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Waterloo | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Glen Haven | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Little Grant | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Cassville | 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Bloomington | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. South Lancaster, Glen Haven, Little Grant, Cassville and Bloomington: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Waterloo: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beetown’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 Beetown: questions
What is the median household income in Beetown?
$86,964 (±$11,787) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beetown?
18.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beetown?
29 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beetown work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lancaster (17%, 8 mi), Dubuque (7%, 23 mi), Cassville (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Beetown 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 Beetown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beetown
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.