Where Mayville earns its living
Home is the office for 20% of workers (Wisconsin 13%). Only 6% stay in Mayville for work; outside it, Abbotsford is the main destination (25%, 5 miles). The average commute takes 17 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
Getting to work from Mayville, in brief
A lot of Mayville works one town over
35% of working residents work in a town that borders Mayville: Abbotsford (25%), Dorchester (6%) and Curtiss (2%). Next door ↓
Commutes from Mayville are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 22 across Wisconsin. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Wisconsin 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 342 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Mayville’s commute takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mayville workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 396 commuters (the 20% 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.
Mayville on a workday afternoon
On a workday 320 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 240 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The places Mayville commutes to
Where Mayville clocks in
25% of workers
9% 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.
58% of the jobs in Mayville make or build things
262 jobs are based in Mayville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mayville, 2014 → 2024: 201 → 262. 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 Mayville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Mayville
About 23% 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 next door employ 35% of Mayville
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mayville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayville | – | — | — | 17 min | $69,615 |
| Dorchester | 6% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Curtiss | 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Abbotsford | 25% | C | B− | 19 min | $68,580 |
| Little Black | under 3% | C+ | C+ | 20 min | $68,906 |
| Colby | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Holton | 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Hoard | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dorchester, Curtiss, Holton and Hoard: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Colby: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Abbotsford. Darker towns draw more of Mayville’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 Mayville: questions
What is the median household income in Mayville?
$69,615 (±$15,719) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mayville?
7.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mayville?
17 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mayville work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Abbotsford (25%, 5 mi), Medford (10%, 10 mi), Colby (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Mayville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mayville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mayville
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.