With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Breed works elsewhere
There are 48 jobs in Breed, and 299 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Breed itself; outside it, Suring draws the most (11%, 6 miles). The average commute takes 30 minutes each way, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Breed
Breed is a place people come home to
There are 48 jobs based in Breed, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Breed has about 460 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Breed 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 299 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Breed
On a workday 298 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Breed 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.
From Breed, about 30 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Breed workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 248 commuters (the 15% 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 places Breed commutes to
Where Breed clocks in
7% 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.
Jobs in Breed: what the 48 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Breed, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 48. 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 Breed’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Breed
About 28% 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.
Breed and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Breed workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breed | – | — | — | 30 min | $74,063 |
| Bagley | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| How | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Mountain | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bagley, How and Mountain: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Breed’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 Breed: questions
What is the median household income in Breed?
$74,063 (±$18,711) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Breed?
12.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Breed?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Breed work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Suring (11%, 6 mi), Shawano (7%, 22 mi), Green Bay (7%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Breed 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 Breed, from the people who make the trip.
More of Breed
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.