Most of Frog Creek commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
8% of workers have no commute at all, where Wisconsin as a whole has 13%. Employers in Frog Creek report 3 jobs, against 41 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Frog Creek quiets down on a workday
On a workday 41 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 95 people are in Frog Creek on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
17% of working residents work in Minong
Where Frog Creek clocks in
Lines 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.
67% of the jobs in Frog Creek pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Frog Creek, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 3. 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 Frog Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes to work from Frog Creek
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Frog Creek workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 33 commuters (the 8% 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.
How far Frog Creek’s workers travel
About 27% 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.
Bordering towns draw 17% of Frog Creek’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Frog Creek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frog Creek | – | — | — | 21 min | $63,750 |
| Minong | 17% | C+ | C+ | 26 min | $75,000 |
| Stinnett | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Wascott | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Lenroot | under 3% | C− | C+ | 20 min | $64,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Stinnett and Wascott: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Minong. Darker towns draw more of Frog Creek’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 Frog Creek: questions
What is the median household income in Frog Creek?
$63,750 (±$29,340) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Frog Creek?
8.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Frog Creek?
21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Frog Creek work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minong (17%, 13 mi), Minong (7%, 8 mi), Rice Lake (7%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Frog Creek without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Frog Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Frog Creek
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.