Photo: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: · CC BY-SA 3.0Homestead has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 15 jobs in Homestead, against 174 working residents. Only 2% stay in Homestead for work; outside it, Iron Mountain is the main destination (27%, 12 miles). The trip to work takes 22 minutes on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Homestead for work, and who comes in
On a workday 170 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Homestead on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Where the trip to work from Homestead ends
Where Homestead clocks in
27% of workers
9% 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.
Most jobs in Homestead are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Homestead, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 15. 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 Homestead’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 22 minutes from Homestead
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Homestead workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 183 commuters (the 13% 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.
Miles to work from Homestead
About 24% 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 around Homestead
The biggest share goes to Aurora (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Homestead workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead | – | — | — | 22 min | $69,750 |
| Fence | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Aurora | 5% | C+ | D | 20 min | $78,935 |
| Goodman | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Commonwealth | 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Dunbar | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fence, Goodman, Commonwealth and Dunbar: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Homestead’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 Homestead: questions
What is the median household income in Homestead?
$69,750 (±$33,721) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Homestead?
4.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Homestead?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Homestead work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Iron Mountain (27%, 12 mi), Florence (11%, 13 mi), Kingsford (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Homestead 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 Homestead, from the people who make the trip.
More of Homestead
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.