Moscow has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
35% of workers have no commute at all (Wisconsin 13%). 87 jobs are based in Moscow, and 306 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Moscow itself; outside it, Madison draws the most (25%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Moscow apart on work
Moscow’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Moscow is Madison, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 25% of working residents (75) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Moscow
35% of Moscow workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Time on the road ↓
Moscow is a place people come home to
There are 87 jobs based in Moscow, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Moscow has about 360 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 306 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Short hops and long hauls from Moscow
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.
The trip to work from Moscow: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Moscow workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 225 commuters (the 35% 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.
In and out of Moscow on a workday
On a workday 303 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 84 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Moscow on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Where Moscow goes to work
Where Moscow clocks in
25% of workers
11% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Moscow
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Moscow, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 87. 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 Moscow’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Moscow compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Blanchardville (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Moscow workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | – | — | — | 31 min | $111,518 |
| Blanchardville | 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Blanchard | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Waldwick | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Perry | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Brigham | under 2% | B+ | C− | 28 min | $113,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Blanchardville, Blanchard, Waldwick and Perry: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Moscow’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 Moscow: questions
What is the median household income in Moscow?
$111,518 (±$33,205) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Moscow?
4.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Moscow?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Moscow work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (25%, 29 mi), Dodgeville (11%, 14 mi), Fitchburg (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Moscow without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Moscow, from the people who make the trip.
More of Moscow
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.