Holy Hill · Photo: Holy_Hill.jpg: Shoelace414 derivative work: Rabanus Flavus · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Erin commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Erin A; getting around on foot earns it C−. Erin has 366 jobs; 2,013 of its residents have a job. Measured by household income, Erin is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Erin stands out on work
Erin workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (24 to 28 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Erin is a place people come home to
There are 366 jobs based in Erin, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Erin has about 2,200 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Erin’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Erin is Milwaukee, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (204) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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 Erin
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Erin is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #61 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Erin’s grade. 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, Erin could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The daily trip from Erin: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Erin workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,498 commuters (the 19% 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.
Who leaves Erin for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,915 residents head out to work, 98 work right here, and 268 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Erin 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.
How far it is to work from Erin
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.
10% of working residents work in Milwaukee
Where Erin clocks in
10% 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.
Erin works in goods: 32% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Erin, 2013 → 2023: 266 → 366. 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 Erin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most trips from Erin start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Erin is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns, #319 of 362 in Wisconsin. Both inputs place Erin 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 1,850 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). 0.3% of Erin households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Erin’s commuters take a bus or train.
Erin next to U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200: 227th of 4,264 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Ottawa WI | 3,642 | $153K | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Jackson WI | 3,950 | $117K | 0.6% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Bristol WI | 4,347 | $141K | 1.2% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 225 | Bolton CT | 4,875 | $126K | 7.2% | 1.3% | 5% | A |
| 226 | Pantops VA | 4,665 | $128K | 3.5% | 2.4% | 7% | A |
| 227 | Erin WI | 3,835 | $111K | 3.3% | 2.4% | 5% | A |
| 228 | Maple Heights-Lake Desire WA | 4,113 | $143K | 6.0% | 1.3% | 1% | A |
| 229 | Malabar FL | 3,175 | $129K | 3.0% | 0.0% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,264 | 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 Erin, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Next door to Erin
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Erin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin | – | A | C− | 32 min | $111,375 |
| Richfield | under 4% | A+ | C | 28 min | $143,963 |
| Merton | under 4% | A+ | C | 24 min | $119,297 |
| Hartford | under 4% | A | C+ | 24 min | $110,273 |
| Ashippun | under 4% | A | C− | 27 min | $97,159 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Erin’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 Erin: questions
What is the median household income in Erin?
$111,375 (±$14,978) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Erin?
3.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Erin?
32 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Erin work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milwaukee (10%, 23 mi), Hartford (8%, 6 mi), Menomonee Falls (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Erin walkable?
Erin is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Erin 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 Erin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Erin
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.