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Jobs & commute in Millville

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

Day and night

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.

37live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night130
Workday95
130live here− 37head out to work+ 4come in to work= 95on a workday

About 95 people are in Millville on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.11jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Millville to work: where people go

Dubuque: 1 residents work here (3%)Eden Prairie: 1 residents work here (3%)BagleyBlack Earth: 1 residents work here (3%)Bloomington: 2 residents work here (5%)Prairie du Sac: 1 residents work here (3%)FennimoreLancaster: 4 residents work here (11%)Monona: 1 residents work here (3%)Prairie du Chien: 7 residents work here (19%)Madison: 2 residents work here (5%)BloomingtonMillvilleMount HopeWyalusingPatch GroveBridgeport: 3 residents work here (8%)WauzekaPrairie du ChienLancasterBridgeportBloomingtonMadisonDubuqueMillville
1
Prairie du Chien9.2 mi away
19%7
2
Lancaster17.4 mi away
11%4
3
Bridgeport6.8 mi away
8%3
4
Bloomington8.9 mi away
5%2
5
Madison77.2 mi away
5%2
6
Dubuque, IA38.2 mi away
3%1
7
Eden Prairie, MN177.4 mi away
3%1
8
Black Earth61.5 mi away
3%1
9
Prairie du Sac64.4 mi away
3%1
10
Monona82 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%14
The top trips

Where Millville 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.

The jobs

In Millville, services account for most jobs

Jobs based in MillvilleJobs Millville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%32%
Trade, transport & utilities0%24%
Services: health, schools, offices100%43%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%24%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%27%
Over $3,333 a month0%49%

Who does it

29 or younger0%22%
30 to 5450%35%
55 and older50%43%

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.

Time on the road

How long Millville spends getting to work: about 45 minutes

A year of commuting
348 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Millville45 min
Wisconsin22 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
12%

of Millville workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Millville gets to work
81%Drive alone
13%Carpool
6%Other

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.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Millville

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPrairie du Chien: 19% · 9.2 miLancaster: 11% · 17.4 miBridgeport: 8% · 6.8 miBloomington: 5% · 8.9 miMadison: 5% · 77.2 miDubuque: 3% · 38.2 miEden Prairie: 3% · 177.4 miBlack Earth: 3% · 61.5 miPrairie du Sac: 3% · 64.4 miMonona: 3% · 82 miPrairie du Chien 19%Lancaster 11%Bridgeport 8%Bloomington 5%Madison 5%Millville
MillvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
27%Under 10 mi10 residents
22%10–24 mi8 residents
11%25–50 mi4 residents
41%Over 50 mi15 residents

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.

Next door

How Millville compares with the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Bridgeport (8%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Patch Grove17 min
Bridgeport18 min
Mount Hope22 min
Wyalusing22 min
Wauzeka32 min
Millville45 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownMillville workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Millville–——45 min$63,594
Wauzekaunder 3%——32 min—
Bridgeport8%B+B18 min$96,250
Patch Groveunder 3%——17 min—
Mount Hopeunder 3%——22 min—
Wyalusingunder 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

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.

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Beyond the commute

More of Millville

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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.