Freeman has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Freeman for work; outside it, Prairie du Chien is the main destination (13%, 23 miles). There are 30 jobs in Freeman, and 366 of its residents work somewhere. Commuters spend 33 minutes getting to work on average, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Freeman apart
Freeman is a place people come home to
There are 30 jobs based in Freeman, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Freeman has about 400 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Freeman’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Freeman is Prairie du Chien, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (47) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Freeman workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 84 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 366 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Freeman by day
On a workday 364 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Freeman on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
The commute from Freeman, by distance
About 30% 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.
How long Freeman spends getting to work: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Freeman workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 198 commuters (the 7% 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.
Out of Freeman to work: where people go
Where Freeman clocks in
13% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Freeman, 2013 → 2023: 58 → 30. 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 Freeman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Freeman and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Seneca (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Freeman workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman | – | — | — | 33 min | $57,083 |
| De Soto | 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Utica | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Sterling | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Seneca | 4% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Wheatland | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. De Soto and Sterling: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Utica, Seneca and Wheatland: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Freeman’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 Freeman: questions
What is the median household income in Freeman?
$57,083 (±$14,424) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Freeman?
12.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Freeman?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Freeman work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Prairie du Chien (13%, 23 mi), La Crosse (10%, 32 mi), Viroqua (8%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Freeman without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Freeman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Freeman
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.