Where Junction City earns its living
For 4% of workers, the job is at home (Wisconsin 13%). Hardly any work in Junction City itself; outside it, Stevens Point draws the most (24%, 12 miles). The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Junction City: the figures worth knowing
Commuting from Junction City: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Junction City workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 168 commuters (the 5% 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.
Junction City on a workday afternoon
On a workday 219 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 184 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 (0.84 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.
Where the trip to work from Junction City ends
Where Junction City clocks in
7% 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.
76% of the jobs in Junction City pay over $3,333 a month
186 jobs are based in Junction City.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Junction City, 2013 → 2023: 86 → 186. 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 Junction City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Junction City
About 28% 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.
How Junction City compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Junction City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junction City | – | — | — | 31 min | $62,778 |
| Carson | under 2% | B+ | D | 22 min | $90,278 |
| Eau Pleine | under 2% | B+ | D− | 27 min | $107,159 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Junction City’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 Junction City: questions
What is the median household income in Junction City?
$62,778 (±$12,123) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Junction City?
21.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Junction City?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Junction City work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stevens Point (24%, 12 mi), Marshfield (8%, 20 mi), Wausau (7%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Junction City without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Junction City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Junction City
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.