Metomen has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 3% of workers, against 13% across Wisconsin. There are 43 jobs in Metomen, and 357 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Metomen; the top destination outside it is Fond du Lac (13%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Metomen apart on work
Metomen is a place people come home to
There are 43 jobs based in Metomen, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Metomen has about 380 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Metomen workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (20 to 27 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Few Metomen workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 357 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Metomen, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 354 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Metomen on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
About 31 minutes each way for Metomen’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Metomen workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 320 commuters (the 3% 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 the trip to work from Metomen ends
Where Metomen clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Metomen: what the 43 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Metomen, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 43. 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 Metomen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Metomen goes to work
About 20% 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 Metomen
The biggest share goes to Alto (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Metomen workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metomen | – | — | — | 31 min | $109,000 |
| Ripon | under 2% | B | C | 20 min | $91,719 |
| Springvale | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Green Lake | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Alto | 4% | A | C | 20 min | $106,154 |
Same-state neighbors only. Springvale: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Green Lake: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Metomen’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 Metomen: questions
What is the median household income in Metomen?
$109,000 (±$11,823) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Metomen?
1.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Metomen?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Metomen work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fond du Lac (13%, 19 mi), Ripon (8%, 5 mi), Waupun (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Metomen without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Metomen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Metomen
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.