Dellwood has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Dellwood itself; outside it, Friendship draws the most (12%, 6 miles). 26 jobs are based in Dellwood, against 235 working residents. Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average; the Wisconsin average is 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Dellwood
Dellwood is a place people come home to
There are 26 jobs based in Dellwood, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dellwood has about 450 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 235 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Dellwood: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 235 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Dellwood on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where in the region Dellwood works
About 32% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Where the trip to work from Dellwood ends
Where Dellwood clocks in
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.
In Dellwood, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dellwood, 2014 → 2024: 19 → 26. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Dellwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way, about the WI average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dellwood workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 149 commuters (the 14% 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.
Around Dellwood: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Strongs Prairie (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dellwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dellwood | – | — | — | 24 min | $43,750 |
| Strongs Prairie | 3% | C− | D | 27 min | $65,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dellwood’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 2024, 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 Dellwood: questions
What is the median household income in Dellwood?
$43,750 (±$10,216) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dellwood?
11.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dellwood?
24 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dellwood work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Friendship (12%, 6 mi), Adams (6%, 6 mi), Lake Delton (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Dellwood without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 22% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dellwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dellwood
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.