With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Middle Inlet works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Middle Inlet itself; outside it, Wausaukee draws the most (15%, 5 miles). Employers in Middle Inlet report 37 jobs, against 422 working residents. The average commute takes 30 minutes each way (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Middle Inlet apart on work
Middle Inlet is a place people come home to
There are 37 jobs based in Middle Inlet, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Middle Inlet has about 510 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
40% 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 ↓
Middle Inlet workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 422 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Middle Inlet for work, and who comes in
On a workday 420 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Middle Inlet on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
How far it is to work from Middle Inlet
About 40% 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.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of Wisconsin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Middle Inlet workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 338 commuters (the 13% 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.
The places Middle Inlet commutes to
Where Middle Inlet clocks in
15% of workers
10% 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.
A place that makes things: 43% of Middle Inlet’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Middle Inlet, 2013 → 2023: 51 → 37. 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 Middle Inlet’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Middle Inlet compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Wausaukee (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Middle Inlet workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Inlet | – | — | — | 30 min | $56,500 |
| Lake | under 2% | C | C+ | 28 min | $77,857 |
| Wausaukee | 5% | C | C+ | 31 min | $68,864 |
| Stephenson | 3% | D | C− | 26 min | $56,550 |
| Wagner | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wagner: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Middle Inlet’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 Middle Inlet: questions
What is the median household income in Middle Inlet?
$56,500 (±$4,713) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Middle Inlet?
6.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Middle Inlet?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Middle Inlet work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wausaukee (15%, 5 mi), Crivitz (13%, 6 mi), Marinette (10%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Middle Inlet without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Middle Inlet, from the people who make the trip.
More of Middle Inlet
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.