Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Millston has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
4 jobs are based in Millston, and 62 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Millston for work; outside it, Black River Falls is the main destination (13%, 11 miles). 1% of workers have no commute at all (Wisconsin 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Millston, and who commutes in
On a workday 62 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Millston on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Out of Millston to work: where people go
Where Millston clocks in
8% of workers
6% 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.
In Millston, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Millston, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 4. 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 Millston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Millston: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Millston workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 commuters (the 1% 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 commute from Millston, by distance
About 39% 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.
Millston and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Brockway (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Millston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millston | – | — | — | 30 min | $59,167 |
| Brockway | 5% | D | C+ | 23 min | $49,896 |
| Manchester | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Knapp | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Grant | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Komensky | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Manchester and Grant: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Knapp and Komensky: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Millston’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 Millston: questions
What is the median household income in Millston?
$59,167 (±$15,312) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Millston?
9.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Millston?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Millston work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Black River Falls (13%, 11 mi), Tomah (8%, 19 mi), Sparta (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Millston without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Millston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Millston
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.