With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Germania works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Germania for work; outside it, Wausau is the main destination (12%, 29 miles). 11 jobs are based in Germania; 139 of its residents have a job. Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Germania on a workday afternoon
On a workday 139 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Germania on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 places Germania commutes to
Where Germania clocks in
12% of workers
6% 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.
Germania makes things: 36% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Germania, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 11. 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 Germania’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Germania, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Germania workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 95 commuters (the 19% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Germania
About 29% 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.
Around Germania: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Wittenberg (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Germania workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germania | – | — | — | 28 min | $68,750 |
| Harrison | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Franzen | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Fairbanks | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Wittenberg | 6% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Wyoming | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Harrison: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Franzen, Fairbanks, Wittenberg and Wyoming: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Germania’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 Germania: questions
What is the median household income in Germania?
$68,750 (±$15,139) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Germania?
10.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Germania?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Germania work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wausau (12%, 29 mi), Weston (7%, 22 mi), Wittenberg (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Germania without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Germania, from the people who make the trip.
More of Germania
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.