Gordon has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 36 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. Employers in Gordon report 89 jobs, against 296 working residents. Only 5% stay in Gordon for work; outside it, Superior is the main destination (22%, 30 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Gordon
Gordon’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Gordon is Superior, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 22% of working residents (64) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Gordon workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Gordon is a place people come home to
There are 89 jobs based in Gordon, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Gordon has about 540 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 296 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far it is to work from Gordon
About 25% 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 36 minutes in Gordon
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gordon workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 230 commuters (the 13% 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 many people are in Gordon by day
On a workday 282 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Gordon on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Out of Gordon to work: where people go
Where Gordon clocks in
22% of workers
11% 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.
Goods jobs make up 47% of work in Gordon
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gordon, 2013 → 2023: 52 → 89. 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 Gordon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Gordon
The biggest share goes to Solon Springs (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gordon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon | – | — | — | 36 min | $74,375 |
| Wascott | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Solon Springs | 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Summit | under 2% | C | D− | 37 min | $71,071 |
| Barnes | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Highland | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Bennett | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Oakland | under 2% | B | D− | 33 min | $88,828 |
| Dairyland | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wascott, Solon Springs, Barnes, Highland, Bennett and Dairyland: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gordon’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 Gordon: questions
What is the median household income in Gordon?
$74,375 (±$9,057) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gordon?
18.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gordon?
36 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gordon work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Superior (22%, 30 mi), Duluth (11%, 36 mi), Solon Springs (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gordon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gordon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gordon
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.