Jobs and earnings in Mackford, and the trip to work
The trip to work takes 25 minutes on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. Only 2% work in Mackford itself; outside it, Markesan draws the most (15%, 4 miles). There are 189 jobs in Mackford, against 183 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Mackford
On a workday 180 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 186 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.03 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Mackford to work: where people go
Where Mackford clocks in
15% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 63% of the jobs in Mackford
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mackford, 2013 → 2023: 136 → 189. 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 Mackford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way for Mackford’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mackford workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 228 commuters (the 7% 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.
Half of Mackford commutes less than 15 miles
About 20% 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.
The towns next door employ 18% of Mackford
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mackford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackford | – | — | — | 25 min | $91,429 |
| Markesan | 15% | C− | B | 26 min | $62,165 |
| Manchester | 3% | C− | C | 31 min | $78,438 |
| Fox Lake | under 3% | A− | D | 25 min | $92,639 |
| Alto | under 3% | A | C | 20 min | $106,154 |
| Green Lake | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Green Lake: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Markesan. Darker towns draw more of Mackford’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 Mackford: questions
What is the median household income in Mackford?
$91,429 (±$11,451) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mackford?
12.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mackford?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mackford work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Markesan (15%, 4 mi), Fond du Lac (6%, 26 mi), Ripon (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mackford 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 Mackford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mackford
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.