Kimball has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% work in Kimball; the top destination outside it is Hurley (13%, 4 miles). Employers in Kimball report 86 jobs, against 194 working residents. 5% of workers have no commute at all; Wisconsin has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Kimball: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 192 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 84 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Kimball on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Kimball to work: where people go
Where Kimball clocks in
13% of workers
12% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 31% of the jobs in Kimball
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kimball, 2013 → 2023: 171 → 86. 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 Kimball’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Kimball: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kimball workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 270 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.
How many miles Kimball commutes
About 38% 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.
30% of Kimball works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kimball workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimball | – | — | — | 19 min | $54,205 |
| Hurley | 13% | D | A− | 18 min | $47,083 |
| Saxon | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Pence | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Knight | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Iron Belt | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Saxon, Pence and Knight: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Iron Belt: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hurley. Darker towns draw more of Kimball’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 Kimball: questions
What is the median household income in Kimball?
$54,205 (±$15,036) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kimball?
5.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kimball?
19 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kimball work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hurley (13%, 4 mi), Ironwood (12%, 6 mi), Ashland (8%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kimball 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 Kimball, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kimball
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.