Mountain School · Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Mountain has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% work in Mountain itself; outside it, Green Bay draws the most (7%, 49 miles). Mountain has 109 jobs, against 365 working residents. Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average; the Wisconsin average is 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Mountain: the gist
A big share show a job far from home
37% 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 ↓
Mountain is a place people come home to
There are 109 jobs based in Mountain, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mountain has about 600 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Mountain workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 38 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 365 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Half of Mountain commutes less than 40 miles
About 37% 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.
How a workday changes Mountain
On a workday 357 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 101 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in Mountain 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.
Getting to work from Mountain takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mountain workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 300 commuters (the 18% 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 Mountain to work: where people go
Where Mountain clocks in
7% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Mountain: what the 109 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mountain, 2013 → 2023: 82 → 109. 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 Mountain’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Mountain: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mountain workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain | – | — | — | 27 min | $50,104 |
| Riverview | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Brazeau | under 3% | C | C− | 32 min | $72,688 |
| Doty | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Breed | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Menominee | under 3% | D | C | 22 min | $62,108 |
Same-state neighbors only. Riverview, Doty and Breed: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mountain’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 Mountain: questions
What is the median household income in Mountain?
$50,104 (±$9,170) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mountain?
14.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mountain?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mountain work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Green Bay (7%, 49 mi), Coleman (5%, 20 mi), Marinette (5%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mountain without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mountain, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mountain
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.