Matteson has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
131 jobs are based in Matteson; 429 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 26 minutes each way; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26. For 6% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Wisconsin.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Matteson: the figures worth knowing
16% of working residents work in Clintonville
Where Matteson clocks in
16% 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.
Matteson by day and by night
On a workday 421 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 123 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Matteson on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Matteson works in goods: 77% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Matteson, 2013 → 2023: 175 → 131. 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 Matteson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Matteson’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Matteson workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 464 commuters (the 6% 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 Matteson commutes less than 23 miles
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Bordering towns draw 16% of Matteson’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Matteson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matteson | – | — | — | 26 min | $76,544 |
| Embarrass | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Clintonville | 16% | C | B+ | 19 min | $53,304 |
| Larrabee | under 2% | C | C+ | 22 min | $80,515 |
| Navarino | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Belle Plaine | under 2% | C+ | C | 24 min | $74,779 |
| Deer Creek | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Embarrass, Navarino and Deer Creek: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Clintonville. Darker towns draw more of Matteson’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 Matteson: questions
What is the median household income in Matteson?
$76,544 (±$22,254) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Matteson?
4.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Matteson?
26 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Matteson work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clintonville (16%, 4 mi), Marion (10%, 12 mi), Shawano (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Matteson 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 Matteson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Matteson
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.