Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Herman has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Herman has 58 jobs, and 392 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% stay in Herman for work; outside it, Shawano is the main destination (10%, 10 miles). Home is the office for 4% of workers, against 13% across Wisconsin.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Herman, in brief
Herman is a place people come home to
There are 58 jobs based in Herman, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Herman has about 410 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Herman workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 46 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 392 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Herman for work, and who comes in
On a workday 382 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Herman on a workday afternoon, 45% 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 2024, primary jobs.
About 28 minutes each way for Herman’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Herman workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 339 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.
Out of Herman to work: where people go
Where Herman clocks in
10% 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.
Herman works in goods: 59% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Herman, 2014 → 2024: 56 → 58. 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 Herman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Herman goes to work
About 20% 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.
How Herman compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Herman workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman | – | — | — | 28 min | $89,688 |
| Gresham | 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Seneca | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Pella | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Richmond | 3% | B+ | B | 17 min | $85,636 |
| Red Springs | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Leopolis | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gresham, Pella and Red Springs: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Seneca: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Leopolis: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Gresham. Darker towns draw more of Herman’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 Herman: questions
What is the median household income in Herman?
$89,688 (±$19,003) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Herman?
7.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Herman?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Herman work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Shawano (10%, 10 mi), Bartelme (10%, 9 mi), Gresham (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Herman 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 Herman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Herman
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.