With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Holton works elsewhere
There are 217 jobs in Holton for 517 working residents. Only 2% work in Holton itself; outside it, Abbotsford draws the most (17%, 5 miles). Working residents average 16 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Holton, in brief
A commute of about 16 minutes in Holton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Holton workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 420 commuters (the 12% 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 people are in Holton by day
On a workday 506 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 206 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Holton on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 out of Holton: the destinations
Where Holton clocks in
17% of workers
8% 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.
Goods jobs make up 54% of work in Holton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Holton, 2013 → 2023: 197 → 217. 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 Holton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Holton’s workers travel
About 22% 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.
The towns next door employ 20% of Holton
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Holton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holton | – | — | — | 16 min | $79,250 |
| Abbotsford | 17% | C | B− | 19 min | $68,580 |
| Dorchester | 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Johnson | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Deer Creek | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Mayville | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dorchester, Johnson and Deer Creek: 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 Abbotsford. Darker towns draw more of Holton’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 Holton: questions
What is the median household income in Holton?
$79,250 (±$21,624) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Holton?
16.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Holton?
16 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Holton work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Abbotsford (17%, 5 mi), Marshfield (10%, 23 mi), Colby (8%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Holton without a car?
0% 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 Holton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Holton
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.