Most of Necedah commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Necedah report 295 jobs, against 1,029 working residents. Necedah grades C− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Necedah, in brief
Necedah workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Necedah is a place people come home to
There are 295 jobs based in Necedah, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Necedah has about 1,800 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% 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 ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The four measures behind Necedah’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Necedah is better than 19% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Necedah’s grade up (9.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 11% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (4.4%) is left out: Necedah’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, Necedah could be anywhere from D to C+.
How long Necedah spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Necedah workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 671 commuters (the 10% 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 Necedah
On a workday 985 residents head out to work, 44 work right here, and 251 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Necedah on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 2024, primary jobs.
How many miles Necedah commutes
About 30% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
11% of working residents work in Mauston
Where Necedah clocks in
11% of workers
8% 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.
In Necedah, 40% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Necedah, 2014 → 2024: 297 → 295. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Necedah’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Necedah is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Necedah is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Necedah near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 747 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 Necedah households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Necedah’s commuters take a bus or train.
Necedah next to U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,400: 4,140th of 5,401 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Vandenbroek WI | 1,701 | $129K | 1.6% | 5.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 86 | Sun Prairie WI | 2,291 | $127K | 2.0% | 1.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,138 | Highland NY | 2,214 | $64K | 7.1% | 8.7% | 12% | C− |
| 4,139 | Sutton Township OH | 3,000 | $41K | 22.5% | 1.5% | 5% | C− |
| 4,140 | Necedah WI | 2,493 | $58K | 9.7% | 4.4% | 4% | C− |
| 4,141 | Abingdon IL | 2,832 | $62K | 9.2% | 10.3% | 11% | C− |
| 4,142 | Galva IL | 2,383 | $52K | 18.8% | 3.8% | 25% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,401 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Necedah, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Necedah and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Germantown (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Necedah workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Necedah | – | C− | C− | 29 min | $57,778 |
| Strongs Prairie | under 2% | C− | D | 27 min | $65,500 |
| Armenia | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Clearfield | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Kingston | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Cutler | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Germantown | 5% | C+ | C− | 19 min | $73,571 |
Same-state neighbors only. Armenia, Clearfield and Cutler: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Kingston: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Necedah’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 2024, 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 Necedah: questions
What is the median household income in Necedah?
$57,778 (±$13,243) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Necedah?
9.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Necedah?
29 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Necedah work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mauston (11%, 17 mi), Necedah (10%, 2 mi), Tomah (8%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Necedah walkable?
Necedah is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Necedah 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 Necedah, from the people who make the trip.
More of Necedah
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.