Fewer people are out of work in Hobart (0.5%) than in 97% of U.S. towns
Only 3% work in Hobart itself; outside it, Green Bay draws the most (27%, 9 miles). Hobart grades A+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 79% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Hobart
Much of Hobart works one town over
47% of working residents work in a town that borders Hobart: Green Bay (27%), Ashwaubenon (14%) and Howard (4%). Next door ↓
Hobart makes and builds things
43% of the jobs based in Hobart are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Hobart residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. The jobs ↓
Most Hobart residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Hobart than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Hobart fell from 3,001 in 2013 to 2,167 in 2023, −28%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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.
The figures behind Hobart’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hobart is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #44 of 362 in Wisconsin. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 77% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hobart could be anywhere from A to A+.
Hobart works in goods: 43% of its jobs
2,167 jobs are based in Hobart.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hobart, 2013 → 2023: 3,001 → 2,167. 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 Hobart’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Hobart’s workers travel
About 16% 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.
A workday in Hobart: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 4,517 residents head out to work, 160 work right here, and 2,007 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,200 people are in Hobart on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.46 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.
The towns that employ Hobart’s residents
Where Hobart clocks in
27% of workers
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.
From Hobart, about 19 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hobart workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,809 commuters (the 18% 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.
Most of Hobart commutes by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,841 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.3% of Hobart households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Hobart’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hobart places 172nd of 2,695 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 8,000 to 16,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Waukesha WI | 8,507 | $131K | 3.0% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Greenville WI | 13,388 | $118K | 1.7% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 72 | Cottage Grove WI | 8,930 | $139K | 3.7% | 0.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 170 | East Hanover Township NJ | 11,457 | $150K | 2.3% | 4.1% | 11% | A+ |
| 171 | Bull Mountain OR | 9,865 | $165K | 4.7% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 172 | Hobart WI | 11,674 | $103K | 4.2% | 0.5% | 3% | A+ |
| 173 | Colchester CT | 15,825 | $122K | 3.9% | 1.7% | 16% | A+ |
| 174 | Rehoboth MA | 13,567 | $138K | 3.6% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,695 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Hobart, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
The towns next door employ 47% of Hobart
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hobart workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | – | A+ | C | 19 min | $103,440 |
| Ashwaubenon | 14% | B | B+ | 16 min | $69,667 |
| Green Bay | 27% | B− | B+ | 19 min | $66,206 |
| Lawrence | 2% | A+ | C− | 20 min | $107,500 |
| Howard | 4% | A | C | 20 min | $85,477 |
| Oneida | under 2% | B+ | C− | 21 min | $76,651 |
| Kaukauna | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 18 min | $121,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Green Bay. Darker towns draw more of Hobart’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 Hobart: questions
What is the median household income in Hobart?
$103,440 (±$7,526) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hobart?
4.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hobart?
19 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hobart work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Green Bay (27%, 9 mi), Ashwaubenon (14%, 4 mi), De Pere (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hobart walkable?
Hobart is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hobart without a car?
<1% 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 Hobart, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hobart
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.