Photo: WikiSocialConnor · CC BY-SA 4.0A job hub: Osceola has 1.8 jobs per working resident, and 2,350 people come in to work
Household incomes here are lower than in 83% of U.S. towns. 2,633 jobs are based in Osceola, and 1,475 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Osceola are C− for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Osceola, in a few figures
Osceola workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Osceola workers cross into Minnesota
23% of Osceola workers work outside Wisconsin, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Minneapolis (4%), St. Paul (3%) and Bayport (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Osceola is where the jobs are
Osceola has 2,633 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 4,000 people are in town, 40% more than the 2,900 who live here. Day and night ↓
Osceola makes and builds things
48% of the jobs based in Osceola are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Osceola residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 33%. 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.
The four measures behind Osceola’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Osceola is better than 19% of U.S. towns, #347 of 362 in Wisconsin. Job access by car holds Osceola’s grade up (ahead of 50% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.4%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Osceola could be anywhere from D to B.
Getting to work from Osceola takes about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Osceola workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,130 commuters (the 11% 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.
Where the people who work in Osceola live
Where Osceola clocks in
4% of workers
3% 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.
In and out of Osceola on a workday
On a workday 1,192 residents head out to work and 283 work right here.
About 4,000 people are in Osceola on a workday afternoon, 40% more 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.
Making and building: 48% of jobs based in Osceola
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Osceola, 2013 → 2023: 2,030 → 2,633. 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 Osceola’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Osceola, by distance
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.
The commute in Osceola is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Osceola is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns, #286 of 362 in Wisconsin. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.8% across Wisconsin.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,267 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). 4.8% of Osceola households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Osceola’s commuters take a bus or train.
Osceola next to U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900: 3,874th of 4,882 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Ottawa WI | 3,642 | $153K | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Center WI | 3,706 | $115K | 1.6% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,872 | Abingdon IL | 2,832 | $62K | 9.2% | 10.3% | 13% | C− |
| 3,873 | Galva IL | 2,383 | $52K | 18.8% | 3.8% | 24% | C− |
| 3,874 | Osceola WI | 2,890 | $53K | 14.1% | 7.4% | 19% | C− |
| 3,875 | Selma Township MI | 2,267 | $65K | 11.7% | 15.9% | 1% | C− |
| 3,876 | Burdine Township MO | 3,327 | $40K | 22.4% | 1.7% | 25% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Osceola, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Osceola and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Farmington (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Osceola workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osceola | – | C− | C | 35 min | $53,361 |
| Farmington | 2% | A | C | 35 min | $115,172 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Osceola’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 Osceola: questions
What is the median household income in Osceola?
$53,361 (±$13,701) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Osceola?
14.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Osceola?
35 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Osceola work?
19% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Croix Falls (5%, 7 mi), Minneapolis (4%, 37 mi), St. Paul (3%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Osceola walkable?
Osceola is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Osceola without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Osceola, from the people who make the trip.
More of Osceola
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.