Copper Falls State Park · Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region · Public domainMorse has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
8% of workers have no commute at all; Wisconsin has 13%. Morse has 18 jobs, and 226 of its residents work somewhere. Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Morse
Morse is a place people come home to
There are 18 jobs based in Morse, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Morse has about 310 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Morse workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 46 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 226 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Morse
On a workday 225 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Morse on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Morse
About 33% 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.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of Wisconsin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morse workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 275 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.
23% of working residents work in Mellen
Where Morse clocks in
23% of workers
23% 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.
Making and building: 33% of jobs based in Morse
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morse, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 18. 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 Morse’s own residents hold wherever they work.
23% of Morse works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morse workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morse | – | — | — | 28 min | $92,589 |
| Ashland | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Anderson | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Mellen | 23% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Gordon | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Marengo | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Sanborn | under 2% | D | B− | 17 min | $53,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Ashland: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Anderson, Mellen, Gordon and Marengo: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mellen. Darker towns draw more of Morse’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 Morse: questions
What is the median household income in Morse?
$92,589 (±$14,943) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morse?
6.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morse?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morse work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mellen (23%, 5 mi), Ashland (23%, 21 mi), Park Falls (5%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Morse without a car?
1% 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 Morse, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morse
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.