Photo: User:Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 2.5Unemployment in Fox Crossing (1.0%) is lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
The trip to work takes 18 minutes on average, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26. For jobs and income Fox Crossing is better than 83% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (C+). About one in ten stay in Fox Crossing for work; outside it, Appleton is the main destination (16%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Fox Crossing stands out on work
A lot of Fox Crossing works one town over
42% of working residents work in a town that borders Fox Crossing: Appleton (16%), Neenah (12%) and Grand Chute (9%). Next door ↓
Fox Crossing is where the jobs are
Fox Crossing has 15,956 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Most jobs in Fox Crossing pay over $40,000 a year
77% of the jobs based in Fox Crossing pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Fox Crossing makes and builds things
43% of the jobs based in Fox Crossing are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Fox Crossing residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 28%. The jobs ↓
Most Fox Crossing residents work close to home
63% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. 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.
The four measures behind Fox Crossing’s grade
Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($79,187, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fox Crossing could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Who works in Fox Crossing, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 8,489 residents head out to work, 977 work right here, and 14,979 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26,000 people are in Fox Crossing on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
43% of the jobs in Fox Crossing make or build things
15,956 jobs are based in Fox Crossing.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fox Crossing, 2013 → 2023: 13,336 → 15,956. 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 Fox Crossing’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Fox Crossing
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.
Where Fox Crossing’s workers come from
Where Fox Crossing clocks in
16% of workers
12% of workers
9% 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.
How long Fox Crossing spends getting to work: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fox Crossing workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,248 commuters (the 12% 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.
Most trips from Fox Crossing start in a car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 10,546 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.7% of Fox Crossing households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Fox Crossing’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 14,000 to 26,000, Fox Crossing ranks 518th of 1,760 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 43 | Whitefish Bay WI | 14,489 | $157K | 3.7% | 2.6% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Verona WI | 16,821 | $120K | 1.4% | 1.6% | 21% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Muskego WI | 25,602 | $112K | 3.0% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 516 | Mountlake Terrace WA | 25,430 | $108K | 7.0% | 4.2% | 3% | A− |
| 517 | North Whitehall Township PA | 16,033 | $110K | 5.4% | 4.2% | 7% | A− |
| 518 | Fox Crossing WI | 19,320 | $79K | 8.2% | 1.0% | 10% | A− |
| 519 | Dover Township PA | 24,395 | $81K | 7.2% | 1.4% | 6% | A− |
| 520 | New River AZ | 18,240 | $134K | 6.3% | 3.0% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,760 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Fox Crossing, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Work next door: 42% of Fox Crossing’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fox Crossing workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Crossing | – | A− | C+ | 18 min | $79,187 |
| Menasha | 5% | B | B | 22 min | $64,698 |
| Appleton | 16% | B+ | A− | 19 min | $80,483 |
| Neenah | under 2% | A | C | 18 min | $117,255 |
| Clayton | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 25 min | $133,731 |
| Neenah | 12% | A− | A− | 18 min | $75,374 |
| Grand Chute | 9% | A | B+ | 18 min | $78,105 |
| Harrison | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Harrison: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Appleton. Darker towns draw more of Fox Crossing’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 Fox Crossing: questions
What is the median household income in Fox Crossing?
$79,187 (±$4,372) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fox Crossing?
8.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fox Crossing?
18 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fox Crossing work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Appleton (16%, 6 mi), Neenah (12%, 4 mi), Grand Chute (9%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fox Crossing walkable?
Fox Crossing is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fox Crossing without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fox Crossing, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fox Crossing
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.