With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Harding works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). Harding has 43 jobs for 185 working residents. Only 2% stay in Harding for work; outside it, Merrill is the main destination (23%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Harding by day
On a workday 182 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Harding on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 places Harding commutes to
Where Harding clocks in
23% of workers
12% of workers
8% 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 Harding: what the 43 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harding, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 43. 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 Harding’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Wisconsin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harding workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 148 commuters (the 11% 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.
How many miles Harding commutes
About 27% 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.
Around Harding: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harding workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harding | – | — | — | 31 min | $86,875 |
| Rock Falls | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Merrill | 2% | B | C− | 22 min | $81,063 |
| Corning | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Tomahawk | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Scott | under 2% | B | C+ | 27 min | $87,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Rock Falls and Corning: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Tomahawk: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Merrill. Darker towns draw more of Harding’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 Harding: questions
What is the median household income in Harding?
$86,875 (±$20,320) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harding?
7.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harding?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harding work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Merrill (23%, 11 mi), Wausau (12%, 25 mi), Tomahawk (8%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harding 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 Harding, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harding
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.