Oak Grove has higher household incomes than 95% of U.S. towns
Oak Grove grades A for jobs and income and C for walkability. 4.0% of residents live below the poverty line (Wisconsin 10.6%). Commuters spend 30 minutes getting to work on average, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Oak Grove: the gist
Oak Grove is a place people come home to
There are 121 jobs based in Oak Grove, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Oak Grove has about 1,800 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Oak Grove workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 847 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Oak Grove gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Oak Grove is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #70 of 362 in Wisconsin. Household income is its strongest input ($153,279, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 68% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Oak Grove could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
How many people are in Oak Grove by day
On a workday 843 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 117 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Oak Grove on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.14 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 2024, primary jobs.
The trip to work from Oak Grove: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oak Grove workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,188 commuters (the 12% 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.
13% of working residents work in Prescott
Where Oak Grove clocks in
13% 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.
69% of the jobs in Oak Grove pay over $3,333 a month
121 jobs are based in Oak Grove.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oak Grove, 2014 → 2024: 81 → 121. 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 Oak Grove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Oak Grove
About 23% 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.
Most trips from Oak Grove start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Oak Grove is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #271 of 362 in Wisconsin. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 4.8% across Wisconsin, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,350 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). 2.9% of Oak Grove households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Oak Grove’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Oak Grove ranks: 240th of 5,083 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 85 | Sun Prairie WI | 2,291 | $127K | 2.0% | 1.8% | 3% | A+ |
| 86 | Verona WI | 2,092 | $150K | 2.6% | 2.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 238 | Millville MA | 3,186 | $127K | 4.6% | 3.0% | 3% | A |
| 239 | Rochester Township MN | 2,280 | $246K | 1.3% | 3.0% | <1% | A |
| 240 | Oak Grove WI | 2,561 | $153K | 4.0% | 2.5% | <1% | A |
| 241 | Goshen AR | 2,405 | $150K | 1.7% | 2.1% | 1% | A |
| 242 | Oronoco MN | 2,043 | $158K | 2.9% | 2.4% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | 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 Oak Grove, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
13% of Oak Grove works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oak Grove workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove | – | A | C | 30 min | $153,279 |
| Prescott | 13% | B | A− | 22 min | $74,412 |
| Trimbelle | under 3% | B+ | C− | 28 min | $107,375 |
| Diamond Bluff | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Clifton | under 3% | A | D | 29 min | $123,221 |
Same-state neighbors only. Diamond Bluff: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Prescott. Darker towns draw more of Oak Grove’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 Oak Grove: questions
What is the median household income in Oak Grove?
$153,279 (±$8,913) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oak Grove?
4.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oak Grove?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oak Grove work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Prescott (13%, 6 mi), Red Wing (12%, 11 mi), River Falls (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Oak Grove walkable?
Oak Grove is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Oak Grove without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oak Grove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oak Grove
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.