Jobs, income and commuting in Pembine, WI
290 jobs are based in Pembine; 347 of its residents have a job. Only 6% work in Pembine; the top destination outside it is Iron Mountain (20%, 14 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 25 minutes, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Pembine
Out of Pembine to work: where people go
Where Pembine clocks in
20% of workers
9% 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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 325 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 268 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.84 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Factories, building and farms: 48% of the jobs in Pembine
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pembine, 2013 → 2023: 303 → 290. 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 Pembine’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Pembine: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pembine workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 335 commuters (the 7% 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 in the region Pembine works
About 28% 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 Pembine compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pembine workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pembine | – | — | — | 25 min | $43,264 |
| Beecher | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Niagara | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Dunbar | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Beecher and Dunbar: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Niagara: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pembine’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 Pembine: questions
What is the median household income in Pembine?
$43,264 (±$17,237) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pembine?
16.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pembine?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pembine work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Iron Mountain (20%, 14 mi), Niagara (9%, 10 mi), Kingsford (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pembine without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pembine, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pembine
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.