Cadiz has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Working residents average 26 minutes each way; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26. 150 jobs are based in Cadiz, and 347 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% stay in Cadiz for work; outside it, Monroe is the main destination (35%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Cadiz, in brief
Where Cadiz goes to work
Where Cadiz clocks in
35% of workers
9% of workers
2% 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.
Who works in Cadiz, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 342 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 145 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Cadiz on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Cadiz makes things: 81% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cadiz, 2013 → 2023: 164 → 150. 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 Cadiz’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Cadiz spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cadiz workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 310 commuters (the 14% 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.
How many miles Cadiz commutes
About 18% 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.
Around Cadiz: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Clarno (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cadiz workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadiz | – | — | — | 26 min | $81,719 |
| Clarno | 2% | C+ | C+ | 23 min | $84,375 |
| Wayne | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Jordan | 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wayne: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Jordan: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cadiz’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 Cadiz: questions
What is the median household income in Cadiz?
$81,719 (±$6,543) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cadiz?
7.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cadiz?
26 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cadiz work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monroe (35%, 8 mi), Madison (9%, 41 mi), Brodhead (2%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cadiz without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cadiz, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cadiz
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.