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Hutchins Wisconsin Town Hall by Mattoon
Wisconsin›Shawano County

HutchinsWI

A town of 505, settled in 1879.

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Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo of Hutchins

Hutchins, WI · Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

Is Hutchins a good place to live?

No town among the 363 in Wisconsin we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Hutchins. Hutchins has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

505 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
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Getting set up

Moving to Hutchins: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Hutchins, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerWisconsin Power & Light18.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Hutchins’ trash rules yet
SchoolsAntigo School DistrictBowler School District2 districts serve Hutchins; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereTown of Hutchins ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Apr 2026
ZIP codes54414, 54409, 5441654414 76% · 54409 19% · 54416 5%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Hutchins.

Work & commute

The average trip to work in Hutchins is longer than in most of Wisconsin or the rest of the country

Hutchins’ average trip to work is 32 minutes, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 15% of Hutchins residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Hutchins has added 31 jobs, to 36 in 2023.

0%work in town
HutchinsWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work32 minutes22 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line15%6.4%9.6%
Work from home6.2%12%11%
Median household income$70,000$87,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Hutchins0%
Antigo8%
Tigerton8%
Wittenberg5%
Wausau5%
28 mi
median commute distance
36
jobs based in Hutchins
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Cold waves leads a low hazard risk in Hutchins

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.

27risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
27Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Hutchins

Hutchins has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Hutchins’ July high is 80°F, below both the Wisconsin town median (82°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).

54″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–26°
Spring30–53°
Summer54–78°
Fall35–55°
Sep 30
typical first frost
May 13
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Hutchins is

Hutchins beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Hutchins.

HutchinsWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%14%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)31%26%25%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%13%14%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%20%16%
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better23 too close to call9 worse
What stands outHutchinsWI
More smokers17.5%13.6%
More adults with COPD8.2%6.5%
More adults who have had a stroke4%3.4%
Langlade Hospital
12.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Hutchins has set aside 0% of its land for conservation

7.6 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 1 of 21,360 acres
7.6 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hutchins

17pages on Hutchins
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Hutchins; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Hutchins for work

Where Hutchins’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

8% → Antigo Antigo 8% 8% → Tigerton Tigerton 8% 5% → Wittenberg Wittenberg 5% 5% → Wausau Wausau 5% 4% → Appleton Appleton 4% 3% → Almon Almon 3% Hutchins · 0% stay
36jobs based in Hutchins
0%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Hutchins

Town in Wisconsin, United States

Hutchins is a town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 500 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
34 sq mi
Elevation
1,253 ft

Questions about Hutchins

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Hutchins, WI a good place to live?

Hutchins has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.