Photo: Billertl · CC BY-SA 4.0Mason has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Mason itself; outside it, Ashland draws the most (36%, 14 miles). There are 15 jobs in Mason for 129 working residents. Working residents average 23 minutes each way, next to 22 for Wisconsin and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Mason
On a workday 128 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Mason on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 Mason goes to work
Where Mason clocks in
36% of workers
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.
Most jobs in Mason are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mason, 2014 → 2024: 9 → 15. 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 Mason’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Mason’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mason workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 145 commuters (the 8% 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.
Where in the region Mason works
About 24% 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.
The towns around Mason
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mason workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason | – | — | — | 23 min | $92,656 |
| Keystone | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Grand View | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Kelly | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Delta | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Drummond | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Keystone, Grand View, Kelly, Delta and Drummond: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mason’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 Mason: questions
What is the median household income in Mason?
$92,656 (±$23,559) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mason?
9.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mason?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mason work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ashland (36%, 14 mi), Eileen (7%, 8 mi), Washburn (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Mason without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mason, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mason
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.