Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Where Iron Ridge earns its living
The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average, next to 22 for Wisconsin and 26 for the U.S. Only 3% work in Iron Ridge itself; outside it, Hartford draws the most (10%, 9 miles). 6% of workers have no commute at all; Wisconsin has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Iron Ridge
The daily trip from Iron Ridge: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Iron Ridge workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 503 commuters (the 6% 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 Iron Ridge by day
On a workday 392 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 284 people come in from elsewhere.
About 810 people are in Iron Ridge on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.73 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Iron Ridge ends
Where Iron Ridge clocks in
10% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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.
Iron Ridge makes things: 81% of its jobs are in goods
296 jobs are based in Iron Ridge.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Iron Ridge, 2014 → 2024: 237 → 296. 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 Iron Ridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Iron Ridge’s workers travel
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.
The towns around Iron Ridge
The biggest share goes to Hubbard (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Iron Ridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Ridge | – | — | — | 28 min | $76,944 |
| Hubbard | 4% | B+ | D | 28 min | $91,215 |
| Herman | under 3% | A | B− | 24 min | $114,773 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Iron Ridge’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 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 Iron Ridge: questions
What is the median household income in Iron Ridge?
$76,944 (±$15,063) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Iron Ridge?
3.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Iron Ridge?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Iron Ridge work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (10%, 9 mi), Mayville (7%, 7 mi), Hubbard (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Iron Ridge without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Iron Ridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Iron Ridge
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.