Photo: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: · CC BY-SA 3.0At 1.0%, unemployment in Dousman is lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 74% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Dousman are A for jobs and income and B for walkability. Only 5% stay in Dousman for work; outside it, Milwaukee is the main destination (9%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Dousman apart
Dousman’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Dousman is Milwaukee, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (112) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Dousman 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Dousman
Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($96,513, U.S. $80,734). 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, Dousman could be anywhere from A− to A+.
How far it is to work from Dousman
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.
Commuting from Dousman: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dousman workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,069 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.
How a workday changes Dousman
On a workday 1,148 residents head out to work, 63 work right here, and 663 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Dousman on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.60 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 people from Dousman work
Where Dousman clocks in
9% of workers
8% of workers
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.
What Dousman’s employers do
726 jobs are based in Dousman.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dousman, 2013 → 2023: 726 → 726. 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 Dousman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Dousman: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Dousman is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns, #119 of 362 in Wisconsin. Both inputs place Dousman near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,244 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.0% of Dousman households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Dousman’s commuters take a bus or train.
Dousman next to U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600: 219th of 4,797 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 84 | Sun Prairie WI | 2,291 | $127K | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 85 | Verona WI | 2,092 | $150K | 2.6% | 2.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 217 | Bartonsville MD | 3,282 | $157K | 3.2% | 3.1% | 2% | A |
| 218 | Essex Fells NJ | 2,235 | $250K | 0.9% | 5.5% | 2% | A |
| 219 | Dousman WI | 2,665 | $97K | 5.0% | 1.0% | 5% | A |
| 220 | Willowbrook IL | 1,913 | $90K | 2.8% | 1.8% | <1% | A |
| 221 | Arcola VA | 3,509 | $129K | 7.1% | 1.7% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Dousman, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Next door to Dousman
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Dousman’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 Dousman: questions
What is the median household income in Dousman?
$96,513 (±$11,802) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dousman?
5.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dousman?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dousman work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milwaukee (9%, 26 mi), Waukesha (8%, 12 mi), Oconomowoc (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Dousman walkable?
Dousman is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dousman without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dousman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dousman
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.