Work and commuting in Kingston
Kingston has 16 jobs, and 22 of its residents work somewhere. 25% of workers have no commute at all, where Wisconsin as a whole has 13%. Hardly any work in Kingston; the top destination outside it is Redgranite (9%, 57 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Kingston for work, and who comes in
On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 53 people are in Kingston on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.73 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Kingston ends
Where Kingston clocks in
9% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
Kingston works in goods: 100% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Kingston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Kingston
of Kingston workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 commuters (the 25% 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.
Half of Kingston commutes less than 38 miles
About 45% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Kingston and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kingston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | – | — | — | — | $51,875 |
| Remington | under 5% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Bear Bluff | under 5% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Cutler | under 5% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Necedah | under 5% | C− | C− | 29 min | $57,778 |
| Finley | under 5% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Scott | under 5% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Remington, Bear Bluff, Cutler and Finley: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Scott: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kingston’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 2024, 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 Kingston: questions
What is the median household income in Kingston?
$51,875 (±$12,810) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kingston?
15.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Kingston work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Redgranite (9%, 57 mi), Addison (5%, 192 mi), Chicago (5%, 207 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Kingston without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kingston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kingston
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.