Photo: RyanRetza · CC BY-SA 4.0Fewer people are out of work in Grand Chute (1.4%) than in 91% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 18 minutes each way; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26. Grand Chute grades A for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. About one in seven work in Grand Chute; the top destination outside it is Appleton (21%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Grand Chute
Grand Chute is where the jobs are
Grand Chute has 25,182 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 38,000 people are in town, 55% more than the 25,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Grand Chute works one town over
33% of working residents work in a town that borders Grand Chute: Appleton (21%), Fox Crossing (6%) and Greenville (4%). Next door ↓
Most Grand Chute residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Grand Chute’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Grand Chute is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #135 of 362 in Wisconsin. Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($78,105, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Grand Chute could be anywhere from A− to A.
The workday shuffle in and out of Grand Chute
On a workday 10,080 residents head out to work, 1,655 work right here, and 23,527 people come in from elsewhere.
About 38,000 people are in Grand Chute on a workday afternoon, 55% more than live here.
2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The distance from Grand Chute to work
About 16% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Commuting in to Grand Chute: where workers come from
Where Grand Chute clocks in
21% of workers
7% 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.
What work there is in Grand Chute: 25,182 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grand Chute, 2014 → 2024: 22,159 → 25,182. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Grand Chute’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Grand Chute: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grand Chute workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,818 commuters (the 12% 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.
Getting around Grand Chute: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Grand Chute is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns, #97 of 362 in Wisconsin. Both inputs place Grand Chute near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 13,361 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.6% of Grand Chute households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Grand Chute’s commuters take a bus or train.
391st of 1,642: where Grand Chute ranks among U.S. towns of 17,000 to 33,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 37 | Muskego WI | 25,602 | $112K | 3.0% | 2.0% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Mequon WI | 25,120 | $144K | 4.2% | 2.6% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 155 | Germantown WI | 21,050 | $100K | 4.9% | 2.1% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 389 | Temescal Valley CA | 30,069 | $122K | 4.5% | 4.3% | 3% | A |
| 390 | Wekiwa Springs FL | 23,915 | $117K | 5.3% | 4.3% | 5% | A |
| 391 | Grand Chute WI | 24,579 | $78K | 6.0% | 1.4% | 14% | A |
| 392 | World Golf Village FL | 26,077 | $117K | 5.4% | 2.7% | 6% | A |
| 393 | Cinco Ranch TX | 18,611 | $162K | 7.3% | 4.6% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,642 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 35% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Grand Chute, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Grand Chute and its neighbors: 33% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grand Chute workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Chute | – | A | B+ | 18 min | $78,105 |
| Appleton | 21% | B+ | A− | 19 min | $80,483 |
| Little Chute | 2% | A | B− | 19 min | $87,538 |
| Greenville | 4% | A+ | C | 20 min | $117,977 |
| Fox Crossing | 6% | A− | C+ | 18 min | $79,187 |
| Center | under 3% | A+ | C− | 28 min | $114,821 |
| Vandenbroek | under 3% | A+ | C+ | 16 min | $128,594 |
| Freedom | under 3% | A+ | C+ | 22 min | $121,711 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Appleton. Darker towns draw more of Grand Chute’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 2024, 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 Grand Chute: questions
What is the median household income in Grand Chute?
$78,105 (±$5,824) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grand Chute?
6.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grand Chute?
18 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grand Chute work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Appleton (21%, 3 mi), Neenah (7%, 9 mi), Fox Crossing (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Grand Chute walkable?
Grand Chute is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Grand Chute without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Grand Chute, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grand Chute
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.