With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Hoard works elsewhere
The average commute takes 30 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. There are 107 jobs in Hoard, and 301 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Hoard for work; outside it, Owen is the main destination (8%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Hoard: the figures worth knowing
About 30 minutes to work from Hoard
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hoard workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 206 commuters (the 15% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Hoard
On a workday 298 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 104 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in Hoard on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 Hoard commutes to
Where Hoard clocks in
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.
46% of the jobs in Hoard make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hoard, 2013 → 2023: 155 → 107. 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 Hoard’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Hoard
About 26% 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.
Hoard and its neighbors: 15% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hoard workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoard | – | — | — | 30 min | $83,125 |
| Owen | 8% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Curtiss | 7% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Holway | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Mayville | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Hixon | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Owen, Curtiss, Holway and Hixon: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Mayville: 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 Owen. Darker towns draw more of Hoard’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 Hoard: questions
What is the median household income in Hoard?
$83,125 (±$30,300) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hoard?
22.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hoard?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hoard work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Owen (8%, 5 mi), Curtiss (7%, 4 mi), Abbotsford (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hoard without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hoard, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hoard
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.