Photo: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Milladore works elsewhere
Employers in Milladore report 81 jobs; 312 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Milladore; the top destination outside it is Marshfield (27%, 13 miles). At 22 minutes each way, commutes from Milladore run about the Wisconsin average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Milladore
Milladore and Marshfield trade workers both ways
Marshfield is the top workplace for Milladore residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Milladore come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Milladore is a place people come home to
There are 81 jobs based in Milladore, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Milladore has about 430 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 312 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Milladore commutes to
Where Milladore clocks in
Lines 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.
How a workday changes Milladore
On a workday 308 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 77 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Milladore on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Goods jobs make up 42% of work in Milladore
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Milladore, 2013 → 2023: 69 → 81. 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 Milladore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Milladore takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Milladore workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 282 commuters (the 9% 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.
How far it is to work from Milladore
About 26% 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.
The towns around Milladore
The biggest share goes to Auburndale (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Milladore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milladore | – | — | — | 22 min | $84,250 |
| Eau Pleine | under 2% | B+ | D− | 27 min | $107,159 |
| Green Valley | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Auburndale | 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Sherry | 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Green Valley: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Auburndale and Sherry: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Milladore’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 Milladore: questions
What is the median household income in Milladore?
$84,250 (±$26,294) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Milladore?
8.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Milladore?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Milladore work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshfield (27%, 13 mi), Stevens Point (9%, 20 mi), Wisconsin Rapids (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Milladore 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 Milladore, from the people who make the trip.
More of Milladore
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.