Magnolia has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Magnolia for work; outside it, Janesville is the main destination (21%, 15 miles). Magnolia has 123 jobs for 300 working residents. Home is the office for 24% of workers, against 13% across Wisconsin.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Magnolia
A lot of Magnolia works from home
24% of Magnolia workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Time on the road ↓
Magnolia workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 38 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 300 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 27 minutes each way, longer than most of Wisconsin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Magnolia workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 401 commuters (the 23% 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.
Magnolia quiets down on a workday
On a workday 298 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 121 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Magnolia on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Out of Magnolia to work: where people go
Where Magnolia clocks in
21% of workers
11% 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.
88% of the jobs in Magnolia make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Magnolia, 2014 → 2024: 108 → 123. 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 Magnolia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Magnolia
About 21% 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.
How Magnolia compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Magnolia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia | – | — | — | 27 min | $71,250 |
| Union | under 2% | A | D | 26 min | $99,279 |
| Spring Valley | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Center | under 2% | A− | C− | 29 min | $112,222 |
| Albany | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Valley and Albany: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Magnolia’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 Magnolia: questions
What is the median household income in Magnolia?
$71,250 (±$46,837) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Magnolia?
9.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Magnolia?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Magnolia work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Janesville (21%, 15 mi), Madison (11%, 26 mi), Evansville (11%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Magnolia 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 Magnolia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Magnolia
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.