Jobs and earnings in Jordan, and the trip to work
There are 300 jobs in Jordan for 287 working residents. Only 2% work in Jordan; the top destination outside it is Monroe (36%, 7 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jordan at work: what stands out
Jordan makes and builds things
99% of the jobs based in Jordan are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Jordan residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 32%. The jobs ↓
Jordan and Monroe trade workers both ways
Monroe is the top workplace for Jordan residents (36%) and also where the most people who work in Jordan come from (23% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 287 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
99% of the jobs in Jordan make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jordan, 2013 → 2023: 161 → 300. 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 Jordan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ Jordan’s residents
Where Jordan clocks in
36% 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.
Who commutes out of Jordan, and who commutes in
On a workday 280 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 293 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.05 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Jordan’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jordan workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 193 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.
How far Jordan’s workers travel
About 17% 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.
Work in the towns next to Jordan
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jordan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | – | — | — | 23 min | $78,750 |
| Monroe | 1% | A− | B− | 21 min | $106,563 |
| Wiota | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Adams | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Cadiz | 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wiota: not graded. Adams: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Cadiz: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cadiz. Darker towns draw more of Jordan’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 Jordan: questions
What is the median household income in Jordan?
$78,750 (±$20,621) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jordan?
3.9%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jordan?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jordan work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monroe (36%, 7 mi), Madison (8%, 35 mi), New Glarus (2%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jordan without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jordan, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jordan
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.