Kickapoo has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 26 minutes each way (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). Only 1% work in Kickapoo; the top destination outside it is Viroqua (25%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Kickapoo, in brief
Kickapoo is a place people come home to
There are 39 jobs based in Kickapoo, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Kickapoo has about 530 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Kickapoo and Viroqua trade workers both ways
Viroqua is the top workplace for Kickapoo residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Kickapoo come from (10% 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 266 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Kickapoo quiets down on a workday
On a workday 263 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Kickapoo on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.15 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 2023, primary jobs.
25% of working residents work in Viroqua
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Kickapoo clocks in
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 39 jobs in Kickapoo are
39 jobs are based in Kickapoo. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Kickapoo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kickapoo, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 39. 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.
About 26 minutes each way, longer than most of Wisconsin
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kickapoo workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 223 commuters (the 16% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Kickapoo commutes less than 20 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 22% 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.
Kickapoo and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Franklin (3%). Darker towns draw more of Kickapoo’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kickapoo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kickapoo | – | — | — | 26 min | $66,161 |
| Clayton | under 2% | C− | C+ | 28 min | $71,125 |
| Sylvan | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Liberty | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Franklin | 3% | D | C | 24 min | $75,208 |
| Viroqua | under 2% | B | C− | 23 min | $93,182 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sylvan and Liberty: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Kickapoo: questions
What is the median household income in Kickapoo?
$66,161 (±$19,420) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kickapoo?
14.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kickapoo?
26 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kickapoo work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Viroqua (25%, 11 mi), La Crosse (8%, 36 mi), Westby (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kickapoo without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kickapoo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kickapoo
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.