With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Castle Rock works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Castle Rock; the top destination outside it is Muscoda (11%, 8 miles). Employers in Castle Rock report 28 jobs; 106 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 34 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
Who works in Castle Rock, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 105 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Castle Rock on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Commuting out of Castle Rock: the destinations
Where Castle Rock clocks in
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.
46% of the jobs in Castle Rock make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Castle Rock, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 28. 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 Castle Rock’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Castle Rock: about 34 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Castle Rock workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 136 commuters (the 13% 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.
Half of Castle Rock commutes less than 26 miles
About 30% 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.
Castle Rock and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Castle Rock workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock | – | — | — | 34 min | $106,667 |
| Wingville | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Highland | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Muscoda | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Hickory Grove | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wingville, Highland and Hickory Grove: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Muscoda: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Castle Rock’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 Castle Rock: questions
What is the median household income in Castle Rock?
$106,667 (±$42,395) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Castle Rock?
11.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Castle Rock?
34 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Castle Rock work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Muscoda (11%, 8 mi), Richland Center (8%, 19 mi), Dodgeville (7%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Castle Rock without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Castle Rock, from the people who make the trip.
More of Castle Rock
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.