Cross has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 10 jobs in Cross; 181 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Cross itself; outside it, Winona draws the most (36%, 9 miles). 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
Cross on a workday afternoon
On a workday 180 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Cross on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
Where the trip to work from Cross ends
Where Cross clocks in
36% 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.
In Cross, 40% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cross, 2013 → 2023: 133 → 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 Cross’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Cross: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cross workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 175 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.
How far Cross goes to work
About 15% 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.
Next door to Cross
The biggest share goes to Waumandee (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cross workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross | – | — | — | 25 min | $93,333 |
| Arcadia | under 2% | B | B− | 18 min | $79,762 |
| Dodge | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Milton | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Buffalo | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Waumandee | 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Glencoe | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Fountain City | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dodge, Buffalo, Waumandee, Glencoe and Fountain City: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Milton: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cross’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 Cross: questions
What is the median household income in Cross?
$93,333 (±$31,091) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cross?
3.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cross?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cross work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winona (36%, 9 mi), La Crosse (8%, 32 mi), Whitehall (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cross without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cross, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cross
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.