With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Livingston works elsewhere
The average commute takes 25 minutes each way; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26. Employers in Livingston report 138 jobs, and 265 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% stay in Livingston for work; outside it, Lancaster is the main destination (15%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Livingston on a workday
On a workday 262 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 135 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Livingston on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
The places Livingston commutes to
Where Livingston clocks in
15% of workers
12% of workers
6% 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.
Goods, not services: 66% of the jobs in Livingston
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Livingston, 2014 → 2024: 74 → 138. 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 Livingston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Livingston, about 25 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Livingston workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 271 commuters (the 9% 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 in the region Livingston works
About 25% 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.
Work in the towns next to Livingston
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Livingston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston | – | — | — | 25 min | $66,875 |
| Clifton | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Mifflin | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clifton: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Mifflin: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Livingston’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 Livingston: questions
What is the median household income in Livingston?
$66,875 (±$11,952) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Livingston?
9.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Livingston?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Livingston work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lancaster (15%, 14 mi), Platteville (12%, 12 mi), Dodgeville (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Livingston 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 Livingston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Livingston
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.