Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Ellington has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 141 jobs in Ellington, and 1,575 of its residents work somewhere. Ellington grades A for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Only 1% work in Ellington itself; outside it, Appleton draws the most (16%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Ellington, in brief
Ellington is a place people come home to
There are 141 jobs based in Ellington, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ellington has about 1,900 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ellington 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.
Where Ellington’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ellington is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #110 of 362 in Wisconsin. The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 69% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ellington could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The daily flow of workers through Ellington
On a workday 1,558 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 124 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Ellington on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Ellington
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ellington workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,510 commuters (the 10% 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 Ellington to work: where people go
Where Ellington clocks in
16% of workers
9% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 47% of the jobs in Ellington
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ellington, 2013 → 2023: 105 → 141. 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 Ellington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Ellington
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.
Getting around Ellington: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ellington is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns, #359 of 362 in Wisconsin. Both inputs place Ellington 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 1,673 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.6% of Ellington households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ellington’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Ellington is 434th among 4,593 U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Ottawa WI | 3,642 | $153K | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Jackson WI | 3,950 | $117K | 0.6% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Bristol WI | 4,347 | $141K | 1.2% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 432 | Hudson Oaks TX | 2,800 | $125K | 3.4% | 4.4% | 2% | A |
| 433 | Wellsville UT | 4,303 | $104K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A |
| 434 | Ellington WI | 3,307 | $94K | 3.1% | 2.5% | 1% | A |
| 435 | Falling Water TN | 2,315 | $112K | 7.3% | 1.5% | <1% | A |
| 436 | Benton Township KS | 2,350 | $97K | 5.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,593 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Ellington, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Ellington and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Greenville (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ellington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellington | – | A | D− | 27 min | $94,306 |
| Bovina | under 3% | A | C− | 31 min | $94,643 |
| Hortonville | under 3% | A | C+ | 25 min | $82,063 |
| Greenville | 5% | A+ | C | 20 min | $117,977 |
| Center | under 3% | A+ | C− | 28 min | $114,821 |
| Liberty | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Hortonia | under 3% | A− | C− | 30 min | $102,813 |
Same-state neighbors only. Liberty: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ellington’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 Ellington: questions
What is the median household income in Ellington?
$94,306 (±$15,591) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ellington?
3.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ellington?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ellington work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Appleton (16%, 10 mi), Grand Chute (9%, 7 mi), Fox Crossing (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ellington walkable?
Ellington is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ellington 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 Ellington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ellington
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.