Photo: Bjoertvedt · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Grand View commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Grand View; the top destination outside it is Ashland (24%, 21 miles). There are 14 jobs in Grand View; 225 of its residents have a job. Working residents average 30 minutes each way; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Grand View in brief
Grand View is a place people come home to
There are 14 jobs based in Grand View, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Grand View has about 320 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Grand View workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 26 minutes). 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 225 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Grand View, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 224 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Grand View 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.
The commute from Grand View, by distance
About 32% 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.
Getting to work from Grand View takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grand View workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 195 commuters (the 14% 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.
The towns that employ Grand View’s residents
Where Grand View clocks in
24% of workers
4% 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.
In Grand View, 36% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grand View, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 14. 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 Grand View’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Grand View
The biggest share goes to Namakagon (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grand View workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand View | – | — | — | 30 min | $84,205 |
| Drummond | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Lincoln | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Marengo | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Namakagon | 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Mason | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Drummond, Marengo, Namakagon and Mason: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Lincoln: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grand View’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 Grand View: questions
What is the median household income in Grand View?
$84,205 (±$9,945) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grand View?
10.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grand View?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grand View work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ashland (24%, 21 mi), Cable (6%, 14 mi), Washburn (4%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grand View 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 Grand View, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grand View
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.