North Freedom has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
37 jobs are based in North Freedom; 291 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in North Freedom itself; outside it, Reedsburg draws the most (18%, 9 miles). Home is the office for 5% of workers, next to 13% for Wisconsin as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in North Freedom: the gist
North Freedom is a place people come home to
There are 37 jobs based in North Freedom, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday North Freedom has about 320 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
North Freedom and Reedsburg trade workers both ways
Reedsburg is the top workplace for North Freedom residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in North Freedom come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 291 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of North Freedom
On a workday 289 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in North Freedom on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
Where the trip to work from North Freedom ends
Where North Freedom clocks in
18% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in North Freedom
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Freedom, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 37. 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 North Freedom’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way, about the WI average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Freedom workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 385 commuters (the 5% 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 North Freedom, by distance
About 24% 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.
Work in the towns next to North Freedom
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Freedom workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Freedom | – | — | — | 24 min | $83,750 |
| Freedom | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Excelsior | under 2% | B | D− | 21 min | $92,083 |
Same-state neighbors only. Freedom: 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 North Freedom’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 North Freedom: questions
What is the median household income in North Freedom?
$83,750 (±$24,670) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Freedom?
15.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Freedom?
24 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Freedom work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reedsburg (18%, 9 mi), Baraboo (10%, 6 mi), Lake Delton (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around North Freedom without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Freedom, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Freedom
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.