Most of Milton commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
The average commute takes 33 minutes each way (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). Milton has 72 jobs for 236 working residents. Hardly any work in Milton itself; outside it, Winona draws the most (31%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Milton, in brief
Many Milton workers cross into Minnesota
50% of Milton workers work outside Wisconsin, most of them in Minnesota, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Milton and Winona trade workers both ways
Winona is the top workplace for Milton residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Milton come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Milton workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 84 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 236 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Milton’s residents
Where Milton clocks in
31% 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.
The trip to work from Milton: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Milton workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 213 commuters (the 8% 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 a workday changes Milton
On a workday 234 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 70 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Milton on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
A place that makes things: 76% of Milton’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Milton, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 72. 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 Milton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Milton’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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.
Work in the towns next to Milton
The biggest share goes to Fountain City (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Milton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton | – | — | — | 33 min | $82,813 |
| Cross | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Belvidere | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Fountain City | 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cross, Belvidere and Fountain City: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Milton’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 Milton: questions
What is the median household income in Milton?
$82,813 (±$8,049) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Milton?
2.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Milton?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Milton work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winona (31%, 10 mi), Whitehall (7%, 24 mi), Goodview (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Milton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Milton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Milton
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.