Photo: The original uploader was Bbaillod at English Wikipedia. · Public domainHollandale 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
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.
About 220 people are in Hollandale on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Where the trip to work from Hollandale ends
Where Hollandale 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.
The kinds of work in Hollandale
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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.
The daily trip from Hollandale: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hollandale workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
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 many miles Hollandale commutes
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.
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 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.
More of Hollandale
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.