Paris has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Working residents average 22 minutes each way, about the same as across Wisconsin. 48 jobs are based in Paris, and 350 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Paris; the top destination outside it is Dubuque (18%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Paris at work: what stands out
Paris is a place people come home to
There are 48 jobs based in Paris, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Paris has about 370 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Paris workers cross into Iowa
25% of Paris workers work outside Wisconsin, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Dubuque (18%) is one of the top workplaces. 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 350 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Paris on a workday afternoon
On a workday 346 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Paris on a workday afternoon, 45% 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 people from Paris work
Where Paris clocks in
18% of workers
14% 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.
A place that makes things: 52% of Paris’ jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paris, 2013 → 2023: 56 → 48. 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 Paris’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Paris: 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 Paris workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 245 commuters (the 16% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Paris
About 25% 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.
Around Paris: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Jamestown (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Paris workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | – | — | — | 22 min | $98,750 |
| Harrison | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Potosi | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Smelser | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Jamestown | 3% | A− | B− | 18 min | $92,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Harrison: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Potosi and Smelser: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Paris’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 Paris: questions
What is the median household income in Paris?
$98,750 (±$14,562) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paris?
5.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paris?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paris work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dubuque (18%, 11 mi), Platteville (14%, 9 mi), Cuba City (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Paris without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Paris, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paris
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.