Little Grant has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
At 22 minutes each way, commutes from Little Grant run about the Wisconsin average. Little Grant has 24 jobs, against 143 working residents. Hardly any work in Little Grant; the top destination outside it is Lancaster (21%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Little Grant: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 143 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Little Grant on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Little Grant ends
Where Little Grant clocks in
21% of workers
7% 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.
Little Grant makes things: 92% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Little Grant, 2014 → 2024: 33 → 24. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Little Grant’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 22 minutes from Little Grant
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Little Grant workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 122 commuters (the 11% 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.
The commute from Little Grant, by distance
About 27% 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.
Little Grant and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Little Grant workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Grant | – | — | — | 22 min | $78,250 |
| North Lancaster | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Bloomington | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Patch Grove | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Mount Hope | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Beetown | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Lancaster, Bloomington, Patch Grove, Mount Hope and Beetown: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Little Grant’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 Little Grant: questions
What is the median household income in Little Grant?
$78,250 (±$11,663) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Little Grant?
12.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Little Grant?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Little Grant work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lancaster (21%, 8 mi), Cassville (7%, 15 mi), Madison (7%, 73 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Little Grant without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Little Grant, from the people who make the trip.
More of Little Grant
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.