Making a living in Isabelle
The average commute takes 28 minutes each way (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). There are 146 jobs in Isabelle, against 97 working residents. For 8% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Wisconsin.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Isabelle for work, and who comes in
On a workday 97 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 146 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Isabelle on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that send workers to Isabelle
Where Isabelle clocks in
8% 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.
In Isabelle, 34% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Isabelle, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 146. 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 Isabelle’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Isabelle’s commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Isabelle workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 108 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.
The commute from Isabelle, by distance
About 19% 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.
Next door is work for 24% of Isabelle
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Isabelle workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabelle | – | — | — | 28 min | $96,250 |
| Hartland | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Maiden Rock | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hartland: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Maiden Rock: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Red Wing. Darker towns draw more of Isabelle’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 Isabelle: questions
What is the median household income in Isabelle?
$96,250 (±$34,815) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Isabelle?
0.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Isabelle?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Isabelle work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Red Wing (24%, 10 mi), Ellsworth (8%, 12 mi), Hastings (4%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Isabelle without a car?
0% 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 Isabelle, from the people who make the trip.
More of Isabelle
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.