Jobs and earnings in Leola, and the trip to work
Employers in Leola report 132 jobs, against 100 working residents. The average commute takes 40 minutes each way (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). 14% 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
Leola by day and by night
On a workday 98 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 130 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Leola on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.32 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.
16% of working residents work in Wisconsin Rapids
Where Leola 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.
Goods, not services: 61% of the jobs in Leola
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leola, 2013 → 2023: 133 → 132. 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 Leola’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Leola: about 40 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leola workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 91 commuters (the 14% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Leola
About 36% 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.
Bordering towns draw 16% of Leola’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leola workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leola | – | — | — | 40 min | $54,375 |
| Rome | 16% | B | C− | 37 min | $79,728 |
| Plainfield | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Colburn | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Grant | under 2% | B | D | 24 min | $89,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Plainfield and Colburn: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rome. Darker towns draw more of Leola’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 Leola: questions
What is the median household income in Leola?
$54,375 (±$25,420) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leola?
11.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leola?
40 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leola work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wisconsin Rapids (16%, 15 mi), Rome (16%, 8 mi), Port Edwards (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Leola 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 Leola, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leola
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.