Photo: Eurekanative · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Nepeuskun commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Nepeuskun itself; outside it, Oshkosh draws the most (26%, 15 miles). There are 50 jobs in Nepeuskun for 362 working residents. Home is the office for 4% of workers, against 13% across Wisconsin.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Nepeuskun and work: the main findings
Nepeuskun is a place people come home to
There are 50 jobs based in Nepeuskun, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Nepeuskun has about 410 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Nepeuskun workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 362 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Nepeuskun by day
On a workday 361 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Nepeuskun on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Nepeuskun
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nepeuskun workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 383 commuters (the 4% 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 towns that employ Nepeuskun’s residents
Where Nepeuskun clocks in
26% 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.
In Nepeuskun, 48% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nepeuskun, 2014 → 2024: 17 → 50. 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 Nepeuskun’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Nepeuskun, by distance
About 18% 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.
Nepeuskun and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nepeuskun workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepeuskun | – | — | — | 22 min | $102,727 |
| Berlin | under 3% | A− | D | 23 min | $113,125 |
| Rushford | under 3% | B | C+ | 28 min | $70,521 |
| Utica | under 3% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $113,875 |
| Ripon | under 3% | B | C | 20 min | $91,719 |
| Aurora | under 3% | B+ | C− | 35 min | $87,083 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nepeuskun’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 Nepeuskun: questions
What is the median household income in Nepeuskun?
$102,727 (±$16,466) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nepeuskun?
4.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nepeuskun?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nepeuskun work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oshkosh (26%, 15 mi), Ripon (7%, 7 mi), Fox Crossing (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Nepeuskun 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 Nepeuskun, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nepeuskun
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.