Cylon has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Working residents average 29 minutes each way (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). Employers in Cylon report 56 jobs, against 385 working residents. Hardly any work in Cylon; the top destination outside it is New Richmond (10%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Cylon in brief
Cylon is a place people come home to
There are 56 jobs based in Cylon, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cylon has about 370 people in it, 47% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Cylon workers cross into Minnesota
19% of Cylon workers work outside Wisconsin, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, St. Paul (5%), Stillwater (4%) and Minneapolis (4%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Cylon workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 385 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Cylon on a workday afternoon
On a workday 384 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Cylon on a workday afternoon, 47% 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 Cylon goes to work
Where Cylon clocks in
10% of workers
6% 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.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Cylon
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cylon workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 390 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.
Factories, building and farms: 39% of the jobs in Cylon
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cylon, 2013 → 2023: 67 → 56. 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 Cylon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Cylon works
About 18% 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.
Cylon and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cylon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cylon | – | — | — | 29 min | $100,750 |
| Black Brook | under 3% | B+ | D | 30 min | $102,963 |
| Stanton | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Emerald | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Forest | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stanton, Emerald and Forest: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cylon’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 Cylon: questions
What is the median household income in Cylon?
$100,750 (±$13,240) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cylon?
4.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cylon?
29 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cylon work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Richmond (10%, 10 mi), Somerset (6%, 16 mi), Hudson (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cylon 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 Cylon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cylon
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.