Most of Crescent commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
There are 426 jobs in Crescent, and 754 of its residents work somewhere. Crescent grades B for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Only 2% stay in Crescent for work; outside it, Rhinelander is the main destination (37%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Crescent in brief
A lot of Crescent works one town over
42% of working residents work in a town that borders Crescent: Rhinelander (37%), Pelican (3%) and Newbold (2%). Next door ↓
Crescent workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (16 to 25 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% 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 754 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Crescent
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Crescent is better than 57% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Crescent’s grade up (2.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 18% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Crescent could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
About 32 minutes to work from Crescent
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crescent workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 942 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.
How far Crescent’s workers travel
About 33% 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.
Who commutes out of Crescent, and who commutes in
On a workday 737 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 409 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Crescent on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
The towns that employ Crescent’s residents
Where Crescent clocks in
37% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Crescent
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crescent, 2013 → 2023: 427 → 426. 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 Crescent’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most of Crescent commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Crescent is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 4.8% across Wisconsin, on an EPA index of 5.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,088 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.9% of Crescent households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Crescent’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Crescent ranks: 1,828th of 5,509 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 41 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Vandenbroek WI | 1,701 | $129K | 1.6% | 5.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,826 | Collinsville TX | 2,076 | $60K | 11.5% | 0.7% | 2% | B |
| 1,827 | Venice Township OH | 1,634 | $86K | 6.7% | 1.1% | 7% | B |
| 1,828 | Crescent WI | 1,986 | $84K | 2.3% | 4.7% | 2% | B |
| 1,829 | Burnt Store Marina FL | 2,157 | $93K | 8.8% | 9.4% | 8% | B |
| 1,830 | Carpenter Township IN | 1,998 | $80K | 9.8% | 2.4% | 14% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Crescent, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
The towns next door employ 42% of Crescent
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crescent workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent | – | B | C+ | 32 min | $84,199 |
| Rhinelander | 37% | C+ | A | 16 min | $51,421 |
| Woodboro | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Pelican | 3% | C+ | B− | 18 min | $62,198 |
| Newbold | 2% | B+ | C | 21 min | $75,847 |
| Harrison | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Woodboro: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Harrison: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rhinelander. Darker towns draw more of Crescent’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 Crescent: questions
What is the median household income in Crescent?
$84,199 (±$10,600) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crescent?
2.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crescent?
32 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crescent work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rhinelander (37%, 2 mi), Wausau (4%, 46 mi), Pelican (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Crescent walkable?
Crescent is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Crescent without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Crescent, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crescent
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.