Photo: Billertl · CC BY-SA 4.0About half of Marengo’s working residents commute to Ashland
Employers in Marengo report 42 jobs for 214 working residents. Only 1% stay in Marengo for work; outside it, Ashland is the main destination (47%, 16 miles). Working residents average 23 minutes each way, next to 22 for Wisconsin and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Marengo, in brief
Nearly half of Marengo works in Ashland
100 working residents, 47%, have their main job in Ashland, 16 miles away. That’s 47 times as many as work in Marengo itself. The commute map ↓
Marengo is a place people come home to
There are 42 jobs based in Marengo, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Marengo has about 310 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 214 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Marengo’s working residents head each day
Where Marengo clocks in
47% 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.
In and out of Marengo on a workday
On a workday 211 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Marengo on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.20 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Factories, building and farms: 83% of the jobs in Marengo
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marengo, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 42. 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 Marengo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Marengo: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marengo workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 185 commuters (the 15% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Marengo
About 22% 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.
Work in the towns next to Marengo
The biggest share goes to White River (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marengo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marengo | – | — | — | 23 min | $56,827 |
| Ashland | under 1% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Grand View | under 1% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Lincoln | under 1% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Morse | under 1% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| White River | 8% | B | C | 20 min | $87,917 |
| Gordon | under 1% | — | — | 41 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ashland and Lincoln: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Grand View, Morse and Gordon: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marengo’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 Marengo: questions
What is the median household income in Marengo?
$56,827 (±$18,325) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marengo?
2.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marengo?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marengo work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Marengo without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marengo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marengo
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.