With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Guenther works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Guenther for work; outside it, Wausau is the main destination (21%, 17 miles). Employers in Guenther report 37 jobs; 168 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers (Wisconsin 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Guenther for work, and who comes in
On a workday 168 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Guenther on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Commuting out of Guenther: the destinations
Where Guenther clocks in
21% of workers
7% 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 70% of work in Guenther
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Guenther, 2013 → 2023: 54 → 37. 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 Guenther’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Guenther: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Guenther workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 189 commuters (the 6% 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 Guenther
About 19% 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.
Guenther and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Guenther workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guenther | – | — | — | 22 min | $101,875 |
| Bevent | under 2% | B− | D | 32 min | $92,417 |
| Knowlton | under 2% | B+ | D | 22 min | $93,043 |
| Dewey | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Kronenwetter | under 2% | A | C− | 20 min | $115,044 |
Same-state neighbors only. Dewey: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Guenther’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 Guenther: questions
What is the median household income in Guenther?
$101,875 (±$37,890) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Guenther?
5.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Guenther?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Guenther work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wausau (21%, 17 mi), Marshfield (12%, 31 mi), Mosinee (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Guenther 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 Guenther, from the people who make the trip.
More of Guenther
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.