Parrish has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Parrish for work; outside it, Antigo is the main destination (14%, 22 miles). Employers in Parrish report 3 jobs; 42 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 30 minutes each way, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Parrish
On a workday 42 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 50 people are in Parrish on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 the trip to work from Parrish ends
Where Parrish clocks in
14% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
67% of the jobs in Parrish pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Parrish, 2013 → 2023: 83 → 3. 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 Parrish’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Parrish takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Parrish workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23 commuters (the 18% 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 commute from Parrish, by distance
About 38% 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.
Parrish and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Elcho (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Parrish workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parrish | – | — | — | 30 min | $73,750 |
| Enterprise | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Summit | under 3% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Elcho | 7% | D− | D | 26 min | $50,192 |
| Harrison | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Enterprise: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Summit and Harrison: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Parrish’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 Parrish: questions
What is the median household income in Parrish?
$73,750 (±$37,074) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Parrish?
8.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Parrish?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Parrish work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Antigo (14%, 22 mi), Rhinelander (10%, 15 mi), Wausau (7%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Parrish 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 Parrish, from the people who make the trip.
More of Parrish
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.