Lynxville has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Lynxville report 13 jobs; 65 of its residents have a job. Only 3% stay in Lynxville for work; outside it, La Crosse is the main destination (11%, 40 miles). Working residents average 25 minutes each way, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Lynxville
On a workday 63 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 82 people are in Lynxville on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 people from Lynxville work
Where Lynxville clocks in
11% 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.
Jobs in Lynxville: what the 13 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lynxville, 2014 → 2024: 8 → 13. 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 Lynxville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Lynxville, about 25 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lynxville workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 33 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Lynxville
About 33% 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.
Lynxville and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lynxville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynxville | – | — | — | 25 min | $60,625 |
| Seneca | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Seneca: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lynxville’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 Lynxville: questions
What is the median household income in Lynxville?
$60,625 (±$18,184) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lynxville?
10.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lynxville?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lynxville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are La Crosse (11%, 40 mi), Viroqua (9%, 23 mi), Prairie du Chien (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lynxville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lynxville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lynxville
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.