Pella has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 24 minutes each way, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26. There are 66 jobs in Pella, and 439 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Pella for work; outside it, Shawano is the main destination (15%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Pella, in brief
A workday in Pella: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 435 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Pella on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Out of Pella to work: where people go
Where Pella clocks in
15% of workers
11% 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: 61% of Pella’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pella, 2013 → 2023: 71 → 66. 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 Pella’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way, longer than most of Wisconsin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pella workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 306 commuters (the 17% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Pella
About 19% 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.
How Pella compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Belle Plaine (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pella workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pella | – | — | — | 24 min | $61,121 |
| Belle Plaine | 2% | C+ | C | 24 min | $74,779 |
| Herman | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Larrabee | under 3% | C | C+ | 22 min | $80,515 |
| Grant | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Herman and Grant: 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 Pella’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 Pella: questions
What is the median household income in Pella?
$61,121 (±$7,244) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pella?
11.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pella?
24 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pella work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Shawano (15%, 11 mi), Clintonville (11%, 8 mi), Marion (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pella without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pella, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pella
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.