Photo: Ldkrause · CC BY-SA 4.0Hewitt has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Working residents average 29 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. Employers in Hewitt report 34 jobs, against 315 working residents. Hardly any stay in Hewitt for work; outside it, Wausau is the main destination (21%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Hewitt: the figures worth knowing
Hewitt is a place people come home to
There are 34 jobs based in Hewitt, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hewitt has about 360 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hewitt workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (17 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 315 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Hewitt, and who commutes in
On a workday 315 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Hewitt on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 from Hewitt: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hewitt workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 195 commuters (the 13% 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.
Where Hewitt goes to work
Where Hewitt clocks in
21% of workers
6% 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.
71% of the jobs in Hewitt pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hewitt, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 34. 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 Hewitt’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Hewitt
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 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 Hewitt
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hewitt workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewitt | – | — | — | 29 min | $66,250 |
| Easton | under 2% | B+ | D | 24 min | $104,643 |
| Harrison | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Texas | under 2% | B+ | C− | 21 min | $86,875 |
| Ackley | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Harrison: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Ackley: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hewitt’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 Hewitt: questions
What is the median household income in Hewitt?
$66,250 (±$24,679) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hewitt?
14.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hewitt?
29 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hewitt work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wausau (21%, 14 mi), Weston (15%, 14 mi), Antigo (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hewitt without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hewitt, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hewitt
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.