Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0For more than half of its working residents, Neopit is a commute to Menominee
A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26. Only 7% stay in Neopit for work; outside it, Menominee is the main destination (55%, 7 miles). 6% of workers have no commute at all, where Wisconsin as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Neopit
On a workday 153 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 150 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.98 per resident).
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 the trip to work from Neopit ends
Where Neopit clocks in
55% of workers
2% 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.
The 162 jobs based in Neopit
162 jobs are based in Neopit.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Neopit, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 162. 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 Neopit’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Neopit spends getting to work: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Neopit workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 179 commuters (the 6% 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.
The commute from Neopit, by distance
About 29% 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.
The towns around Neopit
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Neopit workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neopit | – | — | — | 20 min | $55,000 |
| Zoar | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Middle Village | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Zoar and Middle Village: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Neopit’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 Neopit: questions
What is the median household income in Neopit?
$55,000 (±$30,506) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Neopit?
18.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Neopit?
20 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Neopit work?
7% work in town.
Can you get around Neopit without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Neopit, from the people who make the trip.
More of Neopit
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.