Emerald has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Emerald; the top destination outside it is Baldwin (20%, 10 miles). Employers in Emerald report 43 jobs, and 444 of its residents work somewhere. A typical one-way commute from Emerald lasts 31 minutes (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Emerald and work: the main findings
Emerald is a place people come home to
There are 43 jobs based in Emerald, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Emerald has about 450 people in it, 47% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Emerald workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 69 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 444 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Emerald by day
On a workday 444 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Emerald on a workday afternoon, 47% 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.
The trip to work from Emerald: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Emerald workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 443 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.
Where Emerald goes to work
Where Emerald clocks in
20% 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.
Emerald works in goods: 67% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Emerald, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 43. 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 Emerald’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Emerald, by distance
About 20% 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.
Around Emerald: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Emerald workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald | – | — | — | 31 min | $100,000 |
| Cylon | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Baldwin | under 3% | A− | C | 28 min | $103,068 |
| Erin Prairie | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Glenwood | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cylon, Erin Prairie and Glenwood: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Emerald’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 Emerald: questions
What is the median household income in Emerald?
$100,000 (±$24,488) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Emerald?
6.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Emerald?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Emerald work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baldwin (20%, 10 mi), Woodville (7%, 10 mi), St. Paul (6%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Emerald without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Emerald, from the people who make the trip.
More of Emerald
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.