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Jobs & commute in Cutler

Most of Cutler commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. Employers in Cutler report 7 jobs for 116 working residents. Hardly any work in Cutler; the top destination outside it is Mauston (9%, 19 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Cutler

On a workday 116 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.

116live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night300
Workday190
300live here− 120head out to work+ 7come in to work= 190on a workday

About 190 people are in Cutler on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.06jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Cutler’s working residents head each day

LodiElroy: 2 residents work here (2%)Spencer: 2 residents work here (2%)Necedah: 9 residents work here (8%)New Lisbon: 8 residents work here (7%)Mauston: 11 residents work here (9%)Reedsburg: 2 residents work here (2%)Tomah: 10 residents work here (9%)Portage: 3 residents work here (3%)Oshkosh: 3 residents work here (3%)Necedah: 7 residents work here (6%)GermantownScottSenecaCutlerKingstonFountainByronOrangeMaustonTomahNecedahNew LisbonNecedahPortageCutler
1
Mauston19.2 mi away
9%11
2
Tomah13.4 mi away
9%10
3
Necedah8.7 mi away
8%9
4
New Lisbon12.8 mi away
7%8
5
Necedah6.9 mi away
6%7
6
Portage52.1 mi away
3%3
7
Oshkosh83.6 mi away
3%3
8
Elroy21.4 mi away
2%2
9
Spencer48.6 mi away
2%2
10
Reedsburg37.7 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
51%59
The top trips

Where Cutler clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Cutler is a services town

Jobs based in CutlerJobs Cutler residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%34%
Trade, transport & utilities0%22%
Services: health, schools, offices100%44%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less29%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month43%29%
Over $3,333 a month29%56%

Who does it

29 or younger14%22%
30 to 5471%41%
55 and older14%37%
−74%

Jobs based in Cutler, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 7. 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 Cutler’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 20 minutes each way for Cutler’s commuters

A year of commuting
156 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Cutler20 min
Wisconsin22 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
10%

of Cutler workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Cutler gets to work
77%Drive alone
5%Carpool
4%Walk
13%Other

Share of the 179 commuters (the 10% 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

Miles to work from Cutler

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMauston: 9% · 19.2 miTomah: 9% · 13.4 miNecedah: 8% · 8.7 miNew Lisbon: 7% · 12.8 miNecedah: 6% · 6.9 miPortage: 3% · 52.1 miOshkosh: 3% · 83.6 miElroy: 2% · 21.4 miSpencer: 2% · 48.6 miReedsburg: 2% · 37.7 miMauston 9%Tomah 9%Necedah 8%New Lisbon 7%Necedah 6%Cutler
CutlerTop destinations (size = commuters)
14%Under 10 mi16 residents
41%10–24 mi47 residents
9%25–50 mi11 residents
36%Over 50 mi42 residents

About 36% 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

Cutler and the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Necedah (6%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownCutler workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Cutler–——20 min$91,111
Byronunder 2%C−C−22 min$77,083
Kingstonunder 2%————
Orangeunder 2%——26 min—
Necedah6%C−C−29 min$57,778
Scottunder 2%——38 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Kingston and Scott: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Orange: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Cutler’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Cutler: questions

What is the median household income in Cutler?

$91,111 (±$20,462) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Cutler?

6.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Cutler?

20 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Cutler work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mauston (9%, 19 mi), Tomah (9%, 13 mi), Necedah (8%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Cutler 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 Cutler, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Cutler

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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.