Stevens Point draws about half of Park Ridge’s working residents
A typical one-way commute lasts 14 minutes, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26. Hardly any work in Park Ridge; the top destination outside it is Stevens Point (45%, 0 miles). Working from home is the commute for 19% of workers; Wisconsin has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Park Ridge stands out on work
Nearly half of Park Ridge works in Stevens Point
98 working residents, 45%, have their main job in Stevens Point, 0.4 miles away. That’s far more as work in Park Ridge itself. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Park Ridge are quick
The average trip to work takes 14 minutes, against 22 across Wisconsin. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Wisconsin worker. 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 216 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Park Ridge work
Where Park Ridge clocks in
Lines 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.
About 14 minutes each way, quicker than most of Wisconsin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Park Ridge workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 232 commuters (the 19% 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.
In and out of Park Ridge on a workday
On a workday 215 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 159 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Park Ridge on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.74 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.
Jobs in Park Ridge: what the 160 are
160 jobs are based in Park Ridge.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Park Ridge, 2013 → 2023: 180 → 160. 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 Park Ridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Park Ridge
About 27% 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.
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 Park Ridge: questions
What is the median household income in Park Ridge?
$96,750 (±$14,508) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Park Ridge?
4.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Park Ridge?
14 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Park Ridge work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stevens Point (45%, 0 mi), Plover (5%, 4 mi), Whiting (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Park Ridge without a car?
0% 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 Park Ridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Park Ridge
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.