Medford draws about half of Hammel’s working residents
Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26. 5% of workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Only 2% work in Hammel itself; outside it, Medford draws the most (48%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hammel and work: the main findings
Nearly half of Hammel works in Medford
140 working residents, 48%, have their main job in Medford, 8 miles away. That’s 24 times as many as work in Hammel itself. The commute map ↓
Hammel is a place people come home to
There are 81 jobs based in Hammel, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hammel has about 500 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hammel workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 292 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Hammel work
Where Hammel clocks in
4% of workers
3% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Hammel
On a workday 285 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 74 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Hammel on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.28 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.
Hammel’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hammel workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 303 commuters (the 5% 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.
Hammel makes things: 28% of its jobs are in goods
81 jobs are based in Hammel.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hammel, 2013 → 2023: 54 → 81. 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 Hammel’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Hammel to work
About 18% 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.
Next door to Hammel
The biggest share goes to Medford (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hammel workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammel | – | — | — | 27 min | $82,857 |
| Medford | 3% | A− | C+ | 18 min | $89,479 |
| Molitor | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Grover | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Holway | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Molitor and Holway: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Grover: 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 Hammel’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 Hammel: questions
What is the median household income in Hammel?
$82,857 (±$14,445) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hammel?
9.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hammel?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hammel work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Hammel 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 Hammel, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hammel
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.