Draper has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Draper report 19 jobs, against 98 working residents. Only 1% work in Draper itself; outside it, Winter draws the most (15%, 12 miles). 28% of workers have no commute at all, 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
The daily commute in and out of Draper
On a workday 97 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Draper on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Where the trip to work from Draper ends
Where Draper clocks in
9% 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 Draper’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Draper, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 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 Draper’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 45 minutes in Draper
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Draper workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 55 commuters (the 28% 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.
Half of Draper commutes less than 32 miles
About 42% 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 Draper
The biggest share goes to Winter (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Draper workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draper | – | — | — | 45 min | $52,917 |
| Winter | 4% | C− | C− | 32 min | $72,250 |
| Lake | under 4% | C+ | C− | 18 min | $69,875 |
| Chippewa | under 4% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Flambeau | under 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chippewa and Flambeau: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Draper’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 Draper: questions
What is the median household income in Draper?
$52,917 (±$14,147) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Draper?
11.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Draper?
45 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Draper work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winter (15%, 12 mi), Hayward (9%, 34 mi), Meadowbrook (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Draper without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Draper, from the people who make the trip.
More of Draper
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.