Most of Popple River commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 3 jobs in Popple River for 20 working residents. Hardly any work in Popple River itself; outside it, Lincoln draws the most (25%, 20 miles). For 40% of workers, the job is at home; Wisconsin has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Popple River quiets down on a workday
On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 30 people are in Popple River on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 towns that employ Popple River’s residents
Where Popple River clocks in
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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Popple River, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 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 Popple River’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Popple River
of Popple River workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6 commuters (the 40% 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 Popple River, by distance
About 25% 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 towns around Popple River
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Popple River workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popple River | – | — | — | — | $62,500 |
| Ross | under 5% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Argonne | under 5% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Alvin | under 5% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Long Lake | under 5% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Fence | under 5% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ross, Argonne, Alvin, Long Lake and Fence: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Popple River’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 Popple River: questions
What is the median household income in Popple River?
$62,500 (±$15,267) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Popple River?
12.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Popple River work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (25%, 20 mi), Wabeno (10%, 28 mi), Laona (10%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Popple River 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 Popple River, from the people who make the trip.
More of Popple River
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.