Is Corning a good place to live?
The biggest place to walk is New Wood Wildlife Area, 2,690 acres with 3.5 miles of trail. Corning has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
830 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Corning: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Corning, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Corning.
Most of Corning’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.0 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Merrill (21%), Wausau (8%) and Tomahawk (7%). Most people who work leave Corning to do it: just 1% work in town. The typical journey to work in the town is 28 minutes. Corning: 5.1% of workers work from home, against 12% in Wisconsin’s towns and 11% across U.S. towns.
| Corning | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5.1% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
24% of Corning is conserved land
Across 5 parks and preserves: 14 miles of trail. Corning’s trail network density comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. New Wood Wildlife Area | 3.5 mi | 2,690 |
| 2. State Ice Age Trail Area - Camp 27 Segment | 3.5 mi | 1,912 |
| 3. Rib River Fishery Area | — | 268 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Corning: snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 4° and about 51 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Corning is
The share of adults in Corning who smoke cigarettes: 16%. In Corning, just over two in five adults have obesity.
| Corning | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Corning | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.6% | 9.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 6.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Corning has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Corning sits above 58% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Corning break down as 50% from inland flooding and 37% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Corning
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Corning; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Corning residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
99% of working residents leave Corning for work
Where Corning’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Corning
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Corning is a town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 825 at the 2020 census, down from 883 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 147 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,388 ft
Questions about Corning
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Corning, WI a good place to live?
Corning has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.