Nashold 20-sided Barn · Photo: Tgkrause · CC BY-SA 3.0Fountain Prairie has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Fountain Prairie; the top destination outside it is Madison (21%, 30 miles). Fountain Prairie has 135 jobs, and 525 of its residents work somewhere. A typical one-way commute from Fountain Prairie lasts 28 minutes (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Fountain Prairie: the figures worth knowing
Fountain Prairie’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Fountain Prairie is Madison, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 21% of working residents (111) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Fountain Prairie is a place people come home to
There are 135 jobs based in Fountain Prairie, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fountain Prairie has about 490 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fountain Prairie workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 46 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 525 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Miles to work from Fountain Prairie
About 17% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Fountain Prairie quiets down on a workday
On a workday 521 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 131 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Fountain Prairie 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 2024, primary jobs.
Fountain Prairie’s commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fountain Prairie workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 435 commuters (the 9% 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 the trip to work from Fountain Prairie ends
Where Fountain Prairie clocks in
21% of workers
11% 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.
75% of the jobs in Fountain Prairie pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fountain Prairie, 2014 → 2024: 83 → 135. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fountain Prairie’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Fountain Prairie compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Columbus (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fountain Prairie workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Prairie | – | — | — | 28 min | $105,750 |
| Calamus | under 2% | A− | D | 22 min | $107,841 |
| Columbus | 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Courtland | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Elba | under 2% | A | D− | 31 min | $110,500 |
| Otsego | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Columbus: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Courtland and Otsego: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fountain Prairie’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 2024, 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 Fountain Prairie: questions
What is the median household income in Fountain Prairie?
$105,750 (±$12,227) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fountain Prairie?
3.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fountain Prairie?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fountain Prairie work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (21%, 30 mi), Columbus (11%, 6 mi), Fall River (8%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Fountain Prairie 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 Fountain Prairie, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fountain Prairie
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.