Pershing has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Pershing itself; outside it, Gilman draws the most (17%, 6 miles). 4 jobs are based in Pershing; 63 of its residents have a job. Commuters spend 35 minutes getting to work on average, 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
Pershing on a workday afternoon
On a workday 63 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Pershing on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 Pershing ends
Where Pershing clocks in
17% 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Pershing
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pershing, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 4. 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 Pershing’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 35 minutes in Pershing
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pershing workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 67 commuters (the 15% 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.
Miles to work from Pershing
About 40% 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.
Pershing and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Cleveland (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pershing workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pershing | – | — | — | 35 min | $73,750 |
| Cleveland | 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Ruby | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Aurora | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| McKinley | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Jump River | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cleveland and Aurora: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Ruby, McKinley and Jump River: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pershing’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 Pershing: questions
What is the median household income in Pershing?
$73,750 (±$23,668) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pershing?
3.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pershing?
35 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pershing work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gilman (17%, 6 mi), Stanley (5%, 20 mi), Neillsville (3%, 49 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pershing without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pershing, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pershing
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.