Evergreen has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Employers in Evergreen report 5 jobs, and 216 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Evergreen; the top destination outside it is Antigo (30%, 14 miles). Commuters spend 35 minutes getting to work on average; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Evergreen
Evergreen is a place people come home to
There are 5 jobs based in Evergreen, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Evergreen has about 260 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Evergreen workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
30% of Evergreen works in Antigo
65 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Antigo, 14 miles away. That’s far more as work in Evergreen itself. The commute map ↓
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 216 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Evergreen, and who commutes in
On a workday 215 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Evergreen on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
Getting to work from Evergreen takes about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Evergreen workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 174 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.
Where Evergreen goes to work
Where Evergreen clocks in
30% of workers
4% 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 Evergreen’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Evergreen, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 5. 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 Evergreen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Evergreen
About 36% 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.
Evergreen and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Evergreen workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen | – | — | — | 35 min | $55,385 |
| Polar | under 2% | C+ | C | 24 min | $76,458 |
| Wolf River | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Langlade | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Menominee | under 2% | D | C | 22 min | $62,108 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wolf River: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Langlade: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Evergreen’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 Evergreen: questions
What is the median household income in Evergreen?
$55,385 (±$14,541) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Evergreen?
8.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Evergreen?
35 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Evergreen work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Antigo (30%, 14 mi), Rolling (5%, 15 mi), White Lake (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Evergreen 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 Evergreen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Evergreen
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.