Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Morgan has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 114 jobs in Morgan, and 521 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Morgan is better than 72% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (C+). Only 2% work in Morgan; the top destination outside it is Green Bay (22%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Morgan in brief
Morgan is a place people come home to
There are 114 jobs based in Morgan, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Morgan has about 630 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Morgan workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 61 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 521 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Morgan’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Morgan’s grade up (5.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 49% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (0.2%) is left out: Morgan’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Morgan could be anywhere from B− to A.
Who works in Morgan, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 512 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 105 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Morgan on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of Wisconsin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morgan workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 453 commuters (the 13% 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.
Out of Morgan to work: where people go
Where Morgan clocks in
22% of workers
5% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 44% of the jobs in Morgan
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morgan, 2013 → 2023: 64 → 114. 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 Morgan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Morgan goes to work
About 19% 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.
Getting around Morgan: mostly by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 4.8% across Wisconsin, on an EPA index of 4.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 519 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.2% of Morgan households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Morgan’s commuters take a bus or train.
439th of 3,133: where Morgan ranks among U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Nashotah WI | 1,298 | $148K | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Maple Bluff WI | 1,305 | $199K | 3.0% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Kaukauna WI | 1,295 | $122K | 2.0% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 437 | Mountainaire AZ | 1,103 | $112K | 5.2% | 5.7% | <1% | B+ |
| 438 | Springfield Township IN | 1,192 | $96K | 3.7% | 8.2% | 1% | B+ |
| 439 | Morgan WI | 1,032 | $93K | 5.9% | 0.2% | 2% | B+ |
| 440 | Alamance NC | 1,061 | $99K | 10.3% | 0.2% | 1% | B+ |
| 441 | Webster Township IN | 1,194 | $85K | 3.8% | 11.0% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Morgan, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Morgan and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morgan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan | – | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $92,500 |
| Oconto Falls | under 2% | B+ | C | 29 min | $91,597 |
| Abrams | under 2% | A | C− | 28 min | $103,750 |
| Chase | under 2% | A | D− | 29 min | $102,634 |
| Green Valley | under 2% | C− | C+ | 28 min | $67,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Morgan’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 Morgan: questions
What is the median household income in Morgan?
$92,500 (±$18,368) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morgan?
5.9%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morgan?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morgan work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Green Bay (22%, 22 mi), Ashwaubenon (7%, 23 mi), De Pere (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Morgan walkable?
Morgan is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Morgan 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 Morgan, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morgan
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.