Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0Pierce has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Employers in Pierce report 113 jobs for 407 working residents. Hardly any work in Pierce; the top destination outside it is Green Bay (12%, 24 miles). The average commute takes 28 minutes each way (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Pierce, in brief
Pierce’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Pierce is Green Bay, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (50) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Pierce is a place people come home to
There are 113 jobs based in Pierce, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pierce has about 480 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Pierce workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical 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 407 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Short hops and long hauls from Pierce
About 18% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Pierce
On a workday 403 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 109 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Pierce on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
The trip to work from Pierce: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pierce workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 332 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.
Where Pierce goes to work
Where Pierce clocks in
12% of workers
11% of workers
10% 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.
Pierce makes things: 82% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pierce, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 113. 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 Pierce’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Pierce
The biggest share goes to Kewaunee (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pierce workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce | – | — | — | 28 min | $72,778 |
| Kewaunee | 3% | B+ | B | 25 min | $82,028 |
| Casco | under 2% | A− | B− | 23 min | $96,667 |
| West Kewaunee | under 2% | B | B− | 26 min | $91,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pierce’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 Pierce: questions
What is the median household income in Pierce?
$72,778 (±$7,272) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pierce?
7.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pierce?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pierce work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Green Bay (12%, 24 mi), Algoma (11%, 5 mi), Sturgeon Bay (10%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pierce without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pierce, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pierce
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.