With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Fence works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Fence; the top destination outside it is Iron Mountain (21%, 21 miles). Fence has 1 jobs; 82 of its residents have a job. 3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Fence
On a workday 82 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Fence 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.
Commuting out of Fence: the destinations
Where Fence clocks in
21% of workers
10% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Fence’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fence, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 1. 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 Fence’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Fence spends getting to work: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fence workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 71 commuters (the 3% 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.
The distance from Fence to work
About 32% 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.
The towns around Fence
The biggest share goes to Florence (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fence workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fence | – | — | — | 25 min | $51,534 |
| Homestead | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Long Lake | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Armstrong Creek | under 3% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Florence | 6% | C− | C− | 18 min | $58,832 |
| Ross | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Fern | under 3% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Popple River | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Goodman | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Homestead, Long Lake, Armstrong Creek, Ross, Fern, Popple River and Goodman: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fence’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 Fence: questions
What is the median household income in Fence?
$51,534 (±$3,298) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fence?
18.9%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fence?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fence work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Iron Mountain (21%, 21 mi), Kingsford (10%, 19 mi), Breitung Township (7%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fence without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fence, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fence
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.