Household incomes in New Denmark are higher than in 83% of U.S. towns
Only 3% work in New Denmark itself; outside it, Green Bay draws the most (22%, 13 miles). 7.5% of residents live below the poverty line; Wisconsin has 10.6%. For jobs and income New Denmark is better than 81% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (C+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
New Denmark and work: the main findings
New Denmark makes and builds things
67% of the jobs based in New Denmark are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs New Denmark residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 30%. The jobs ↓
New Denmark and Green Bay trade workers both ways
Green Bay is the top workplace for New Denmark residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in New Denmark come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The jobs in New Denmark pay better than its residents’ jobs
86% of the jobs based in New Denmark pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 67% of the jobs New Denmark residents hold. 95% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside New Denmark. The jobs ↓
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 784 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in New Denmark
Household income is its strongest input ($108,750, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (2.0%) is left out: New Denmark’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, New Denmark could be anywhere from B+ to A.
67% of the jobs in New Denmark make or build things
510 jobs are based in New Denmark.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Denmark, 2013 → 2023: 213 → 510. 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 New Denmark’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ New Denmark’s residents
Where New Denmark clocks in
22% of workers
9% 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.
Who commutes out of New Denmark, and who commutes in
On a workday 761 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 487 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in New Denmark on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.65 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The daily trip from New Denmark: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Denmark workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 673 commuters (the 8% 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 many miles New Denmark commutes
About 15% 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.
In New Denmark, the car does most of the work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 4.8% across Wisconsin, on an EPA index of 4.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 733 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). 1.8% of New Denmark households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of New Denmark’s commuters take a bus or train.
How New Denmark ranks: 605th of 5,794 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 24 | Nashotah WI | 1,298 | $148K | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
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| 42 | Maple Bluff WI | 1,305 | $199K | 3.0% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 603 | Millwood WA | 1,825 | $83K | 9.5% | 0.7% | 2% | A− |
| 604 | Harlem Township IL | 1,949 | $95K | 6.1% | 0.4% | 2% | A− |
| 605 | New Denmark WI | 1,539 | $109K | 7.5% | 2.0% | 3% | A− |
| 606 | Apple Mountain Lake VA | 1,671 | $132K | 3.2% | 4.3% | 1% | A− |
| 607 | Newcastle ME | 1,915 | $90K | 3.5% | 0.0% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 New Denmark, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Work in the towns next to New Denmark
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Denmark workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Denmark | – | A− | C+ | 23 min | $108,750 |
| Franklin | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Glenmore | under 3% | A | D | 19 min | $100,438 |
| Cooperstown | under 3% | A− | C− | 23 min | $87,692 |
| Eaton | 3% | A | C | 25 min | $113,269 |
Same-state neighbors only. Franklin: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Eaton. Darker towns draw more of New Denmark’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 New Denmark: questions
What is the median household income in New Denmark?
$108,750 (±$14,947) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Denmark?
7.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Denmark?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Denmark work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Green Bay (22%, 13 mi), Denmark (9%, 2 mi), Ashwaubenon (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is New Denmark walkable?
New Denmark is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around New Denmark without a car?
<1% 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 New Denmark, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Denmark
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. 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.