Henry Fiedler House · Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC0Orion has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 22 minutes each way, about the same as across Wisconsin. There are 90 jobs in Orion for 244 working residents. Hardly any stay in Orion for work; outside it, Richland Center is the main destination (15%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Orion for work, and who comes in
On a workday 242 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Orion on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Out of Orion to work: where people go
Where Orion clocks in
10% 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.
Orion works in goods: 41% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Orion, 2013 → 2023: 87 → 90. 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 Orion’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Orion: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Orion workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 148 commuters (the 9% 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 distance from Orion to work
About 26% 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 Orion
The biggest share goes to Richland (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Orion workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orion | – | — | — | 22 min | $73,500 |
| Pulaski | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Eagle | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Buena Vista | 2% | C | C− | 25 min | $73,281 |
| Richland | 4% | B− | C− | 18 min | $94,167 |
| Avoca | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pulaski: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Eagle and Avoca: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Orion’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 Orion: questions
What is the median household income in Orion?
$73,500 (±$7,219) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Orion?
11.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Orion?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Orion work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richland Center (15%, 6 mi), Spring Green (10%, 16 mi), Madison (10%, 49 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Orion without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Orion, from the people who make the trip.
More of Orion
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.