Lone Rock has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Working residents average 33 minutes each way, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26. 82 jobs are based in Lone Rock, and 413 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Lone Rock itself; outside it, Richland Center draws the most (19%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Lone Rock: the gist
Lone Rock is a place people come home to
There are 82 jobs based in Lone Rock, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lone Rock has about 500 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lone Rock workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 84 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 413 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Lone Rock, and who commutes in
On a workday 408 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 77 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Lone Rock on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Time on the road from Lone Rock: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lone Rock workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 357 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.
Where people from Lone Rock work
Where Lone Rock clocks in
8% 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.
34% of the jobs in Lone Rock make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lone Rock, 2013 → 2023: 72 → 82. 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 Lone Rock’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Lone Rock’s workers travel
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 Lone Rock: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Buena Vista (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lone Rock workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Rock | – | — | — | 33 min | $60,375 |
| Buena Vista | 2% | C | C− | 25 min | $73,281 |
| Spring Green | 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Green: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lone Rock’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 Lone Rock: questions
What is the median household income in Lone Rock?
$60,375 (±$11,867) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lone Rock?
11.9%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lone Rock?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lone Rock work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richland Center (19%, 14 mi), Spring Green (8%, 7 mi), Madison (8%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lone Rock without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lone Rock, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lone Rock
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.