Most of Black Wolf commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Black Wolf has 228 jobs, and 1,237 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Black Wolf A; getting around on foot earns it C−. Household incomes here are higher than in 76% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Black Wolf: the figures worth knowing
Black Wolf and Oshkosh trade workers both ways
Oshkosh is the top workplace for Black Wolf residents (43%) and also where the most people who work in Black Wolf come from (40% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Black Wolf is a place people come home to
There are 228 jobs based in Black Wolf, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Black Wolf has about 1,400 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Why Black Wolf gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Black Wolf is better than 90% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.0%, U.S. 12.5%); 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 unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Black Wolf could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
43% of working residents work in Oshkosh
Where Black Wolf clocks in
43% of workers
11% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Black Wolf
On a workday 1,220 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 211 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Black Wolf on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 kinds of work in Black Wolf
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Black Wolf, 2013 → 2023: 218 → 228. 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 Black Wolf’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Black Wolf’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Black Wolf workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,065 commuters (the 9% 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.
Miles to work from Black Wolf
About 15% 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.
Driving is how Black Wolf gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Black Wolf is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.8% across Wisconsin.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,170 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.0% of Black Wolf households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Black Wolf’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Black Wolf is 377th of 5,207 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Vandenbroek WI | 1,701 | $129K | 1.6% | 5.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 84 | Sun Prairie WI | 2,291 | $127K | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 375 | Queensland MD | 2,168 | $204K | 7.3% | 3.8% | 1% | A |
| 376 | Piperton TN | 2,889 | $130K | 4.6% | 3.5% | 3% | A |
| 377 | Black Wolf WI | 2,447 | $99K | 4.0% | 2.1% | 1% | A |
| 378 | Bayview CA | 2,751 | $163K | 9.0% | 9.1% | <1% | A |
| 379 | North Catasauqua PA | 3,229 | $77K | 3.4% | 2.0% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Black Wolf, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Work next door: 44% of Black Wolf’s workers
The biggest share goes to Oshkosh (43%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Black Wolf workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Wolf | – | A | C− | 23 min | $98,669 |
| Oshkosh | 43% | B− | A | 18 min | $62,188 |
| Nekimi | 1% | A− | C | 19 min | $97,000 |
| Calumet | under 2% | B+ | C− | 26 min | $81,486 |
| Oshkosh | under 2% | A | C− | 26 min | $103,098 |
| Brothertown | under 2% | B | C | 26 min | $71,667 |
| Friendship | under 2% | A | D | 22 min | $70,272 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Black Wolf’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 Black Wolf: questions
What is the median household income in Black Wolf?
$98,669 (±$12,283) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Black Wolf?
4.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Black Wolf?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Black Wolf work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oshkosh (43%, 8 mi), Fond du Lac (11%, 11 mi), Neenah (3%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Black Wolf walkable?
Black Wolf is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Black Wolf without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Black Wolf, from the people who make the trip.
More of Black Wolf
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.