With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Caswell works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Caswell itself; outside it, Wabeno draws the most (13%, 17 miles). Caswell has 10 jobs, and 32 of its residents work somewhere. 22% of workers have no commute at all, where Wisconsin as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Caswell, and who commutes in
On a workday 32 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 55 people are in Caswell on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 Caswell: the destinations
Where Caswell clocks in
13% 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.
60% of the jobs in Caswell make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Caswell, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 10. 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 Caswell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Caswell takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Caswell workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 commuters (the 22% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Caswell
About 38% 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.
How Caswell compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Laona (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Caswell workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caswell | – | — | — | 31 min | $58,125 |
| Ross | under 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Laona | 9% | D | C− | 23 min | $63,281 |
| Armstrong Creek | under 4% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Argonne | under 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ross, Armstrong Creek and Argonne: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Caswell’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 Caswell: questions
What is the median household income in Caswell?
$58,125 (±$10,324) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Caswell?
9.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Caswell?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Caswell work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wabeno (13%, 17 mi), Lincoln (9%, 12 mi), Laona (9%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Caswell without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Caswell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Caswell
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.