Photo: Smerdis · CC BY-SA 4.0Marshall has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 46 jobs in Marshall; 211 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Marshall itself; outside it, Richland Center draws the most (22%, 8 miles). The trip to work takes 33 minutes on average (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Marshall, in brief
Marshall is a place people come home to
There are 46 jobs based in Marshall, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Marshall has about 370 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Marshall workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% 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 ↓
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 211 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Marshall quiets down on a workday
On a workday 211 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Marshall on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Getting to work from Marshall takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marshall workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 194 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Marshall
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.
Out of Marshall to work: where people go
Where Marshall clocks in
5% 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.
Making and building: 74% of jobs based in Marshall
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marshall, 2014 → 2024: 63 → 46. 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 Marshall’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Marshall and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marshall workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall | – | — | — | 33 min | $63,958 |
| Sylvan | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Dayton | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Bloom | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Rockbridge | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sylvan, Bloom and Rockbridge: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Dayton: 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 Marshall’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 Marshall: questions
What is the median household income in Marshall?
$63,958 (±$30,500) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marshall?
16.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marshall?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marshall work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richland Center (22%, 8 mi), Madison (5%, 58 mi), Spring Green (5%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Marshall 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 Marshall, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marshall
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.