Work and commuting in Gordon
The trip to work takes 41 minutes on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. Only 1% work in Gordon itself; outside it, Mellen draws the most (25%, 11 miles). Gordon has 58 jobs for 97 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Gordon on a workday
On a workday 96 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Gordon on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.60 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Gordon goes to work
Where Gordon clocks in
25% of workers
12% 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.
Jobs in Gordon: what the 58 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gordon, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 58. 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.
Time on the road from Gordon: about 41 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13 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 136 commuters (the 10% 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.
Miles to work from Gordon
About 36% 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.
Gordon and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gordon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon | – | — | — | 41 min | $72,895 |
| Shanagolden | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Morse | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Jacobs | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Marengo | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Namakagon | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Shanagolden, Morse, Jacobs, Marengo and Namakagon: 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?
$72,895 (±$11,333) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gordon?
6.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gordon?
41 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gordon work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mellen (25%, 11 mi), Park Falls (12%, 22 mi), Ashland (11%, 28 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.