Photo: BaronLarf · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in King
The average commute takes 17 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. For 3% of workers, the job is at home, next to 13% for Wisconsin as a whole. King has 786 jobs, and 529 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in King: the gist
King and Waupaca trade workers both ways
Waupaca is the top workplace for King residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in King come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few King workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from King are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 22 across Wisconsin. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Wisconsin worker. Time on the road ↓
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 529 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
30% of working residents work in Waupaca
Where King clocks in
30% of workers
9% 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.
Commuting from King: about 17 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of King workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 425 commuters (the 3% 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.
Who commutes out of King, and who commutes in
On a workday 491 residents head out to work, 38 work right here, and 748 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in King on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.49 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in King
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in King, 2013 → 2023: 220 → 786. 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 King’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far King’s workers travel
About 26% 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 30% of King
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | King workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King | – | — | — | 17 min | $84,183 |
| Waupaca | 30% | C | B− | 28 min | $52,727 |
| Chain O' Lakes | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chain O' Lakes: 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 Waupaca. Darker towns draw more of King’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 King: questions
What is the median household income in King?
$84,183 (±$33,442) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in King?
7.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from King?
17 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in King work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waupaca (30%, 3 mi), Farmington (9%, 3 mi), Grand Chute (4%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around King 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 King, from the people who make the trip.
More of King
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.