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Jobs & commute in Hollandale

Hollandale has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

The average commute takes 37 minutes each way; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26. Employers in Hollandale report 79 jobs; 161 of its residents have a job. Only 1% stay in Hollandale for work; outside it, Madison is the main destination (27%, 29 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Hollandale, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 159 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 77 people come in from elsewhere.

159live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
77work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night300
Workday220
300live here− 160head out to work+ 77come in to work= 220on a workday

About 220 people are in Hollandale on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.49jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Hollandale ends

Blanchardville: 3 residents work here (2%)HollandaleRidgewaySauk City: 3 residents work here (2%)New GlarusPrairie du Sac: 3 residents work here (2%)Barneveld: 10 residents work here (6%)Mount Horeb: 9 residents work here (6%)Mineral Point: 3 residents work here (2%)Dodgeville: 11 residents work here (7%)Monroe: 3 residents work here (2%)Fitchburg: 9 residents work here (6%)Madison: 44 residents work here (27%)RidgewayBlue MoundsMadisonDodgevilleBarneveldMount HorebFitchburgBlanchardvilleHollandale
1
Madison29.4 mi away
27%44
2
Dodgeville11.8 mi away
7%11
3
Barneveld9.6 mi away
6%10
4
Mount Horeb13.6 mi away
6%9
5
Fitchburg26.8 mi away
6%9
6
Blanchardville5.8 mi away
2%3
7
Sauk City29.3 mi away
2%3
8
Prairie du Sac30.6 mi away
2%3
9
Mineral Point12.6 mi away
2%3
10
Monroe24.1 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
39%63
The top trips

Where Hollandale clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

The kinds of work in Hollandale

Jobs based in HollandaleJobs Hollandale residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms13%19%
Trade, transport & utilities24%18%
Services: health, schools, offices63%63%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less20%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month24%22%
Over $3,333 a month56%65%

Who does it

29 or younger20%22%
30 to 5452%45%
55 and older28%32%
+58%

Jobs based in Hollandale, 2014 → 2024: 50 → 79. 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 Hollandale’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Hollandale: about 37 minutes

A year of commuting
281 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Hollandale37 min
Wisconsin22 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

of Hollandale workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Hollandale gets to work
84%Drive alone
14%Carpool
<1%Walk
2%Other

Share of the 214 commuters (the 8% 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 far

How many miles Hollandale commutes

10 mi25 mi35 miMadison: 27% · 29.4 miDodgeville: 7% · 11.8 miBarneveld: 6% · 9.6 miMount Horeb: 6% · 13.6 miFitchburg: 6% · 26.8 miBlanchardville: 2% · 5.8 miSauk City: 2% · 29.3 miPrairie du Sac: 2% · 30.6 miMineral Point: 2% · 12.6 miMonroe: 2% · 24.1 miMadison 27%Dodgeville 7%Barneveld 6%Mount Horeb 6%Fitchburg 6%Hollandale
HollandaleTop destinations (size = commuters)
14%Under 10 mi23 residents
28%10–24 mi45 residents
48%25–50 mi77 residents
10%Over 50 mi16 residents

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 to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Hollandale: questions

What is the median household income in Hollandale?

$71,250 (±$49,126) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hollandale?

4.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Hollandale?

37 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Hollandale work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (27%, 29 mi), Dodgeville (7%, 12 mi), Barneveld (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Hollandale without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Hollandale, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Hollandale

Hollandale home →

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.