Jobs and the daily commute in Danbury
The trip to work takes 21 minutes on average, next to 22 for Wisconsin and 26 for the U.S. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 13% across Wisconsin. Only 4% stay in Danbury for work; outside it, Webster is the main destination (17%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Danbury
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.91 per resident).
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 Danbury’s working residents head each day
Where Danbury clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
What work there is in Danbury: 49 jobs
49 jobs are based in Danbury.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Danbury, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 49. 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 Danbury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Danbury spends getting to work: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Danbury workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28 commuters (the 0% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Danbury
About 31% 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 Danbury
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Danbury workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danbury | – | — | — | 21 min | $40,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Danbury’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 Danbury: questions
What is the median household income in Danbury?
$40,625 (±$27,446) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Danbury?
17.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Danbury?
21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Danbury work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Webster (17%, 9 mi), Siren (7%, 16 mi), Frederic (7%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Danbury without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Danbury, from the people who make the trip.
More of Danbury
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.