For half of commuters, work is under 27 miles away. Employers in Friesland added 24 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 62. Only 2% of working residents stay in Friesland for work; the rest commute out. The town’s average commute is 26 minutes.

2%work in town

	Friesland	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	3.7%	6.4%	9.6%
Working residents who work in town	1.8%	8.3%	8%
Average trip to work	26 minutes	22 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Friesland2%

Madison12%

Randolph9%

Beaver Dam7%

Portage6%

27 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Friesland

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here62 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work2% work in Friesland Commute times26 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 27 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Friesland has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hail

Friesland’s FEMA risk score stands at 75 of 100. Expected losses in Friesland break down as 49% from hail and 25% from inland flooding. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2008.

75risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

HailInland floodingCold waves

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Friesland Get ready3.8 events a year, on average · Ready for hail

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Friesland has snowy winters and pleasant summers

The range runs from 9° on a January night to 81° on a July afternoon, with about 46 inches of snow a winter.

46″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–29°

Spring34–55°

Summer58–79°

Fall38–58°

Oct 2

typical first frost

May 8

typical last frost

+1.2°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 81°, January lows 9°Rain & snow46″ of snow a winter · 35 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.2° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Fewer of Friesland’s adults had a checkup this year than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town

29% of adults get no exercise outside work in Friesland. Friesland: 9.3% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, above both the Wisconsin town median (7.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (8.1%). In Friesland, 18% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 20% binge drink.

	Friesland	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	73%	78%	79%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	18%	14%	14%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	20%	20%	16%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	26%	24%	23%

32 measures vs. Wisconsin

0 better30 too close to call2 worse

What stands out	Friesland	WI
More smokers	17.9%	13.6%
Fewer adults getting a yearly checkup	73.4%	77.6%

Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (MMC-BD)

15.3 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby15.3 miles to an ER · Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (MMC-BD)How adults are doingMore adults in frequent mental distress Every CDC estimateBetter than WI on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

The median home in Friesland sells for about $446K

Friesland: just over four in five households live in a home they own. The midpoint rent for Friesland comes to $742 a month, against $1,078 a month in Wisconsin’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.

$446Kmedian sale price

	Friesland	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Median rent	$742 a month	$1,078 a month	$1,185 a month
Households that own their home	82%	74%	73%

homes sold in May

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Prices over the yearsPrices over the years Years of income to buyA typical home costs 5.2 years of income Rents$742 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Friesland

16pages on Friesland

The big questions

HealthBetter than WI on 0 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$86K median household income · 62 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 75% of U.S. communities · hail

Out and about

PlacesAttractions36 nearby · Sisson's Peony Gardens 25 mi LibraryJane Morgan Memorial Library Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1915 Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 53 residents Climate81° summer highs · 46″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 53935 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Friesland; the nearest are

Ripon CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ripon20.9 mi$51,900 tuition Moraine Park Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Fond du Lac35.1 mi$4,819 in-state tuition University of Wisconsin-MadisonUniversity or college · Public · Madison39.3 mi$11,603 in-state tuition

About 2 of every 100 Friesland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Friesland for work

Where Friesland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

62jobs based in Friesland

2%of working residents work in town

27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Friesland

Village in Wisconsin, United States

Friesland is a village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 320 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area, and was named after Friesland, one of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands.

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Area: 1.0 sq mi
Elevation: 1,007 ft
ZIP code: 53935

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