With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Luck works elsewhere
The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). 128 jobs are based in Luck, and 465 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Luck; the top destination outside it is Luck (9%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Luck apart on work
Luck is a place people come home to
There are 128 jobs based in Luck, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Luck has about 650 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Luck 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 465 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Luck
On a workday 453 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 116 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Luck on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
The commute from Luck, by distance
About 30% 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.
Time on the road from Luck: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Luck workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 328 commuters (the 12% 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.
Commuting out of Luck: the destinations
Where Luck clocks in
4% 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.
Jobs in Luck: what the 128 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Luck, 2013 → 2023: 61 → 128. 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 Luck’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Luck and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Frederic (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Luck workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luck | – | — | — | 28 min | $79,375 |
| Laketown | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 30 min | $83,030 |
| Bone Lake | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Milltown | under 2% | D | B | 39 min | $63,889 |
| Frederic | 4% | D | A− | 27 min | $52,800 |
| West Sweden | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bone Lake and West Sweden: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Luck’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 Luck: questions
What is the median household income in Luck?
$79,375 (±$13,038) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Luck?
7.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Luck?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Luck work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Luck (9%, 2 mi), St. Croix Falls (5%, 16 mi), Amery (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Luck without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Luck, from the people who make the trip.
More of Luck
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.