Osborn has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income A: better than 89% of U.S. towns on income, poverty and job access.
Walkability B−: more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are higher than in 71% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 26 minutes each way (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). Only 0% work in Osborn; the top destination outside it is Seymour (12%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Osborn
Osborn is a place people come home to
There are 80 jobs based in Osborn, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Osborn has about 690 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Osborn works from home
23% of Osborn workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Time on the road ↓
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 616 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Osborn’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Osborn is better than 89% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.3%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($92,727, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (0.7%) is left out: Osborn’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, Osborn could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Osborn quiets down on a workday
On a workday 613 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 77 people come in from elsewhere.
About 690 people are in Osborn on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.
0.13 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.
About 26 minutes each way, longer than most of Wisconsin
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Osborn workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 416 commuters (the 23% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
12% of working residents work in Seymour
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Osborn clocks in
11% of workers
9% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Osborn makes things: 85% of its jobs are in goods
80 jobs are based in Osborn. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Osborn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Osborn, 2013 → 2023: 136 → 80. 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.
Half of Osborn commutes less than 14 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Osborn start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Osborn is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Osborn near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 540 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). 2.0% of Osborn households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Osborn’s commuters take a bus or train.
Osborn is 238th of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Osborn, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Nashotah WI | 1,298 | $148K | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Maple Bluff WI | 1,305 | $199K | 3.0% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 236 | Harbor Hills OH | 1,555 | $86K | 0.6% | 4.0% | <1% | A |
| 237 | La Crescent Township MN | 1,037 | $110K | 3.0% | 1.5% | <1% | A |
| 238 | Osborn WI | 1,229 | $93K | 3.3% | 0.7% | <1% | A |
| 239 | Big Grove Township IL | 1,655 | $115K | 3.2% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| 240 | West Mountain UT | 1,282 | $112K | 1.2% | 2.0% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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.
12% of Osborn works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Seymour (12%). Darker towns draw more of Osborn’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Osborn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osborn | – | A | B− | 26 min | $92,727 |
| Seymour | 12% | A− | A− | 21 min | $80,602 |
| Black Creek | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Oneida | under 3% | B+ | C− | 21 min | $76,651 |
| Freedom | under 3% | A+ | C+ | 22 min | $121,711 |
| Seymour | under 3% | B | B− | 28 min | $88,224 |
| Center | under 3% | A+ | C− | 28 min | $114,821 |
Same-state neighbors only. Black Creek: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Osborn: questions
What is the median household income in Osborn?
$92,727 (±$11,586) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Osborn?
3.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Osborn?
26 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Osborn work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seymour (12%, 4 mi), Green Bay (11%, 18 mi), Appleton (9%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Osborn walkable?
Osborn is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Osborn 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 Osborn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Osborn
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.