Gilmanton has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
45 jobs are based in Gilmanton for 212 working residents. Hardly any stay in Gilmanton for work; outside it, Eau Claire is the main destination (14%, 27 miles). The average commute takes 31 minutes each way (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Gilmanton, in brief
Gilmanton is a place people come home to
There are 45 jobs based in Gilmanton, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Gilmanton has about 250 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Gilmanton’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Gilmanton is Eau Claire, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (29) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Gilmanton workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 69 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 212 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Gilmanton by day and by night
On a workday 210 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Gilmanton on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Gilmanton’s commute, mile by mile
About 22% 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.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Gilmanton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gilmanton workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 155 commuters (the 17% 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.
Where people from Gilmanton work
Where Gilmanton 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.
Gilmanton works in goods: 80% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gilmanton, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 45. 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 Gilmanton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Gilmanton compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gilmanton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmanton | – | — | — | 31 min | $61,625 |
| Modena | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Mondovi | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Alma | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Dover | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Lincoln | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Modena: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Mondovi, Alma, Dover and Lincoln: 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 Gilmanton’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 Gilmanton: questions
What is the median household income in Gilmanton?
$61,625 (±$11,593) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gilmanton?
12.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gilmanton?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gilmanton work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Eau Claire (14%, 27 mi), Mondovi (12%, 8 mi), Whitehall (8%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gilmanton 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 Gilmanton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gilmanton
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.