Bonnie Oaks Historic District · Photo: Tgkrause · CC BY-SA 3.0Douglas has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% work in Douglas itself; outside it, Portage draws the most (18%, 10 miles). There are 36 jobs in Douglas for 324 working residents. 6% of workers have no commute at all; Wisconsin has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Douglas: the gist
Douglas is a place people come home to
There are 36 jobs based in Douglas, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Douglas has about 540 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Douglas workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 324 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Douglas by day
On a workday 320 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Douglas on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Time on the road from Douglas: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Douglas workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 260 commuters (the 6% 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.
Out of Douglas to work: where people go
Where Douglas 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.
The kinds of work in Douglas
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Douglas, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 36. 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 Douglas’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Douglas’ commute, mile by mile
About 27% 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 Douglas
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Douglas workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | – | — | — | 27 min | $81,250 |
| Moundville | 6% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| New Haven | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Lewiston | under 2% | B | D | 28 min | $90,852 |
| Jackson | under 2% | D | C− | 36 min | $59,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Moundville and New Haven: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Moundville. Darker towns draw more of Douglas’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 Douglas: questions
What is the median household income in Douglas?
$81,250 (±$22,280) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Douglas?
9.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Douglas?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Douglas work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portage (18%, 10 mi), Moundville (6%, 5 mi), Westfield (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Douglas without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Douglas, from the people who make the trip.
More of Douglas
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.