At 0.5%, unemployment in Dekorra is lower than in 97% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Dekorra are A for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 2% work in Dekorra itself; outside it, Madison draws the most (28%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Dekorra: the figures worth knowing
Dekorra workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Dekorra is a place people come home to
There are 273 jobs based in Dekorra, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dekorra has about 1,500 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
28% of Dekorra works in Madison
355 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Madison, 23 miles away. That’s 14 times as many as work in Dekorra itself. The commute map ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Dekorra’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Dekorra is better than 92% of U.S. towns. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 58% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Dekorra could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Dekorra’s commute takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dekorra workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,085 commuters (the 17% 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.
A workday in Dekorra: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,235 residents head out to work, 26 work right here, and 247 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Dekorra on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.22 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Dekorra ends
Where Dekorra clocks in
28% 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.
Jobs in Dekorra: what the 273 are
273 jobs are based in Dekorra.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dekorra, 2013 → 2023: 327 → 273. 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 Dekorra’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Dekorra, by distance
About 16% 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.
The commute in Dekorra is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Dekorra is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 4.8% across Wisconsin, on an EPA index of 4.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,312 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). 3.1% of Dekorra households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Dekorra’s commuters take a bus or train.
Dekorra places 300th of 5,401 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,400
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Vandenbroek WI | 1,701 | $129K | 1.6% | 5.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 86 | Sun Prairie WI | 2,291 | $127K | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 298 | Bennington Township MI | 3,105 | $101K | 3.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| 299 | Monaghan Township PA | 2,817 | $111K | 2.7% | 3.0% | 4% | A |
| 300 | Dekorra WI | 2,485 | $122K | 5.5% | 0.5% | 2% | A |
| 301 | Highlands CA | 2,450 | $250K | 3.9% | 4.7% | 2% | A |
| 302 | Paramount-Long Meadow MD | 2,569 | $122K | 2.9% | 2.6% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,401 | 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 Dekorra, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Work in the towns next to Dekorra
The biggest share goes to Poynette (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dekorra workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dekorra | – | A | D | 31 min | $122,222 |
| Poynette | 7% | A | C+ | 28 min | $93,500 |
| Caledonia | under 2% | B− | C | 26 min | $98,182 |
| Lowville | under 2% | A− | D− | 30 min | $108,063 |
| Lodi | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Arlington | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Pacific | under 2% | A− | D | 21 min | $87,941 |
| West Point | under 2% | A+ | B− | 29 min | $139,632 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lodi: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Arlington: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dekorra’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 Dekorra: questions
What is the median household income in Dekorra?
$122,222 (±$12,529) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dekorra?
5.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dekorra?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dekorra work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (28%, 23 mi), Poynette (7%, 3 mi), Portage (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Dekorra walkable?
Dekorra is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dekorra without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dekorra, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dekorra
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.