Photo: RB Photo · CC BY 2.0Work, pay and getting to work in Ephraim
162 jobs are based in Ephraim; 95 of its residents have a job. Only 4% work in Ephraim; the top destination outside it is Gibraltar (22%, 5 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 11 minutes, next to 22 for Wisconsin and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ephraim on a workday afternoon
On a workday 91 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 158 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Ephraim on a workday afternoon, 19% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 the people who work in Ephraim live
Where Ephraim clocks in
22% of workers
21% of workers
8% 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 Ephraim’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ephraim, 2013 → 2023: 69 → 162. 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 Ephraim’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 11 minutes from Ephraim
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ephraim workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 156 commuters (the 11% 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.
Miles to work from Ephraim
About 28% 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.
25% of Ephraim works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ephraim workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephraim | – | — | — | 11 min | $100,313 |
| Liberty Grove | 3% | B− | B+ | 15 min | $79,500 |
| Gibraltar | 22% | B | B− | 16 min | $103,984 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Gibraltar. Darker towns draw more of Ephraim’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 Ephraim: questions
What is the median household income in Ephraim?
$100,313 (±$30,656) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ephraim?
8.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ephraim?
11 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ephraim work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gibraltar (22%, 5 mi), Sister Bay (21%, 2 mi), Sturgeon Bay (8%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ephraim without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ephraim, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ephraim
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.