Photo: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: · CC BY-SA 3.0Charlestown has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The poverty rate is 2.1%, next to 10.6% for Wisconsin as a whole. 132 jobs are based in Charlestown, and 341 of its residents work somewhere. Working residents average 22 minutes each way, about the same as across Wisconsin.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Charlestown, and who commutes in
On a workday 338 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 129 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Charlestown on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 2024, primary jobs.
13% of working residents work in Chilton
Where Charlestown clocks in
13% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
83% of the jobs in Charlestown pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Charlestown, 2014 → 2024: 89 → 132. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Charlestown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Charlestown
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Charlestown workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 350 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 Charlestown
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
13% of Charlestown works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Charlestown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown | – | — | — | 22 min | $83,750 |
| Chilton | 13% | A− | A− | 18 min | $82,923 |
| New Holstein | under 3% | B | C | 27 min | $101,328 |
| Rantoul | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Chilton | under 3% | B | C | 22 min | $71,933 |
| Brothertown | under 3% | B | C | 26 min | $71,667 |
| Schleswig | under 3% | B+ | C− | 22 min | $91,574 |
| Eaton | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rantoul: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Eaton: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Chilton. Darker towns draw more of Charlestown’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 2024, 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 Charlestown: questions
What is the median household income in Charlestown?
$83,750 (±$21,119) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Charlestown?
2.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Charlestown?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Charlestown work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chilton (13%, 5 mi), Brillion (8%, 11 mi), Appleton (8%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Charlestown 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 Charlestown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Charlestown
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.