With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Dewey works elsewhere
Employers in Dewey report 9 jobs; 217 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers, next to 13% for Wisconsin as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Dewey, in a few figures
Dewey is a place people come home to
There are 9 jobs based in Dewey, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dewey has about 360 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Dewey workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Dewey workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 217 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Dewey for work, and who comes in
On a workday 217 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Dewey on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Getting to work from Dewey takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dewey workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 238 commuters (the 4% 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.
18% of working residents work in La Follette
Where Dewey 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.
78% of the jobs in Dewey make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dewey, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 9. 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 Dewey’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Dewey
About 26% 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.
Bordering towns draw 18% of Dewey’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dewey workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey | – | — | — | 28 min | $61,250 |
| Rusk | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Roosevelt | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Bashaw | under 2% | C+ | C− | 19 min | $78,182 |
| La Follette | 18% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Lorain | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rusk, Roosevelt, La Follette and Lorain: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to La Follette. Darker towns draw more of Dewey’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 Dewey: questions
What is the median household income in Dewey?
$61,250 (±$11,933) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dewey?
7.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dewey?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dewey work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are La Follette (18%, 8 mi), Spooner (7%, 10 mi), Turtle Lake (4%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dewey 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 Dewey, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dewey
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.