With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Dodge works elsewhere
19 jobs are based in Dodge, against 215 working residents. Hardly any work in Dodge; the top destination outside it is La Crosse (16%, 25 miles). Working residents average 29 minutes each way, next to 22 for Wisconsin and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Dodge and work: the main findings
Dodge is a place people come home to
There are 19 jobs based in Dodge, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dodge has about 200 people in it, 49% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Dodge’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Dodge is La Crosse, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (35) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Dodge 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. Every town next door averages less (18 to 25 minutes). 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 215 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Dodge: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 214 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Dodge on a workday afternoon, 49% 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.
Miles to work from Dodge
About 23% 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.
About 29 minutes each way for Dodge’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dodge workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 109 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.
The places Dodge commutes to
Where Dodge clocks in
16% of workers
8% 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.
47% of the jobs in Dodge make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dodge, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 19. 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 Dodge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Dodge
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dodge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge | – | — | — | 29 min | $53,209 |
| Buffalo | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Cross | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Trempealeau | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Arcadia | under 2% | B | B− | 18 min | $79,762 |
Same-state neighbors only. Buffalo and Cross: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Trempealeau: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dodge’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 Dodge: questions
What is the median household income in Dodge?
$53,209 (±$6,519) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dodge?
16.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dodge?
29 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dodge work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are La Crosse (16%, 25 mi), Winona (8%, 9 mi), Whitehall (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dodge without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dodge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dodge
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.