With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Crandon works elsewhere
Employers in Crandon report 21 jobs; 274 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Crandon itself; outside it, Lincoln draws the most (18%, 7 miles). 3% of workers have no commute at all; Wisconsin has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Crandon and work: the main findings
Crandon is a place people come home to
There are 21 jobs based in Crandon, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Crandon has about 380 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Crandon works one town over
27% of working residents work in a town that borders Crandon: Lincoln (18%) and Nashville (9%). Next door ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 274 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Crandon
On a workday 273 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Crandon on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
How far Crandon goes to work
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.
The places Crandon commutes to
Where Crandon clocks in
9% 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.
Goods jobs make up 33% of work in Crandon
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crandon, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 21. 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 Crandon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Crandon’s commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crandon workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 297 commuters (the 3% 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.
Work next door: 27% of Crandon’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crandon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crandon | – | — | — | 28 min | $80,625 |
| Nashville | 9% | D− | B | 19 min | $56,389 |
| Lincoln | 18% | C | C− | 21 min | $79,091 |
| Monico | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Hiles | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Monico and Hiles: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lincoln. Darker towns draw more of Crandon’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 Crandon: questions
What is the median household income in Crandon?
$80,625 (±$16,632) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crandon?
4.9%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crandon?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crandon work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (18%, 7 mi), Crandon (15%, 5 mi), Nashville (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Crandon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Crandon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crandon
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.