Millville has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 45 minutes each way (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). 4 jobs are based in Millville for 37 working residents. Hardly any work in Millville; the top destination outside it is Prairie du Chien (19%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Millville, and who commutes in
On a workday 37 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 95 people are in Millville on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 Millville to work: where people go
Where Millville clocks in
19% of workers
11% 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 Millville, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Millville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Millville spends getting to work: about 45 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Millville workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 52 commuters (the 12% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Millville
About 41% 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.
How Millville compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bridgeport (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Millville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millville | – | — | — | 45 min | $63,594 |
| Wauzeka | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Bridgeport | 8% | B+ | B | 18 min | $96,250 |
| Patch Grove | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Mount Hope | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Wyalusing | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wauzeka, Patch Grove, Mount Hope and Wyalusing: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Millville’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 Millville: questions
What is the median household income in Millville?
$63,594 (±$10,522) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Millville?
3.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Millville?
45 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Millville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Prairie du Chien (19%, 9 mi), Lancaster (11%, 17 mi), Bridgeport (8%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Millville 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 Millville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Millville
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.