Knapp has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
There are 133 jobs in Knapp, against 244 working residents. Only 2% work in Knapp itself; outside it, Menomonie draws the most (23%, 9 miles). 2% of workers work from home; Wisconsin has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Knapp: the gist
Knapp workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 138 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Knapp and Menomonie trade workers both ways
Menomonie is the top workplace for Knapp residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Knapp come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Knapp workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 244 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
From Knapp, about 40 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Knapp workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 233 commuters (the 2% 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.
Where people from Knapp work
Where Knapp clocks in
Lines 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.
In and out of Knapp on a workday
On a workday 238 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 127 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Knapp on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
A place that makes things: 83% of Knapp’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Knapp, 2013 → 2023: 175 → 133. 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 Knapp’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Knapp
About 18% 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.
Around Knapp: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Knapp workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knapp | – | — | — | 40 min | $66,250 |
| Stanton | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Lucas | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stanton and Lucas: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Knapp’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 Knapp: questions
What is the median household income in Knapp?
$66,250 (±$29,382) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Knapp?
14.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Knapp?
40 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Knapp work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Menomonie (23%, 9 mi), Boyceville (7%, 7 mi), Eau Claire (7%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Knapp without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 20% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Knapp, from the people who make the trip.
More of Knapp
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.