Most of Lewiston commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 304 jobs are based in Lewiston for 626 working residents. Jobs and income earn Lewiston B; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lewiston: the figures worth knowing
Lewiston makes and builds things
78% of the jobs based in Lewiston are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Lewiston residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 19%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Lewiston pay better than its residents’ jobs
76% of the jobs based in Lewiston pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 54% of the jobs Lewiston residents hold. 95% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Lewiston. The jobs ↓
Lewiston workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical 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 626 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Lewiston’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Lewiston is better than 57% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Lewiston’s grade up ($90,852, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 43% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (1.8%) is left out: Lewiston’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Lewiston could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Lewiston works in goods: 78% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lewiston, 2013 → 2023: 255 → 304. 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 Lewiston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Lewiston
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lewiston workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 683 commuters (the 8% 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 people are in Lewiston by day
On a workday 612 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 290 people come in from elsewhere.
About 920 people are in Lewiston on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
15% of working residents work in Wisconsin Dells
Where Lewiston 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.
Lewiston’s commute, mile by mile
About 19% 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.
In Lewiston, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lewiston is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 4.8% across Wisconsin, on an EPA index of 3.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 741 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Lewiston households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lewiston’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Lewiston ranks: 1,353rd of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 22 | Nashotah WI | 1,298 | $148K | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
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| 42 | Maple Bluff WI | 1,305 | $199K | 3.0% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 46 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 1,351 | Roseto PA | 1,603 | $75K | 9.6% | 6.3% | 1% | B |
| 1,352 | Stanchfield Township MN | 1,198 | $88K | 7.5% | 8.5% | 1% | B |
| 1,353 | Lewiston WI | 1,244 | $91K | 9.6% | 1.8% | 2% | B |
| 1,354 | Crimora VA | 1,252 | $83K | 9.0% | 0.0% | <1% | B |
| 1,355 | Port Byron Township IL | 1,359 | $77K | 10.3% | 4.4% | 3% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lewiston, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Next door is work for 15% of Lewiston
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lewiston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewiston | – | B | D | 28 min | $90,852 |
| Caledonia | under 2% | B− | C | 26 min | $98,182 |
| Fairfield | under 2% | C+ | B | 26 min | $84,828 |
| Portage | 15% | C+ | A− | 22 min | $64,722 |
| Douglas | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Newport | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| New Haven | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Briggsville | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Fort Winnebago | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Moundville | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Douglas, Newport, New Haven, Fort Winnebago and Moundville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Briggsville: 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 Portage. Darker towns draw more of Lewiston’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 Lewiston: questions
What is the median household income in Lewiston?
$90,852 (±$1,719) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lewiston?
9.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lewiston?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lewiston work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wisconsin Dells (15%, 11 mi), Portage (15%, 6 mi), Lake Delton (13%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lewiston walkable?
Lewiston is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lewiston 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 Lewiston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lewiston
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.