Most of Presque Isle commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Presque Isle report 103 jobs; 291 of its residents have a job. Only 3% stay in Presque Isle for work; outside it, Eagle River is the main destination (6%, 28 miles). 20% of workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Presque Isle apart on work
A big share show a job far from home
45% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Presque Isle
21% of Presque Isle workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. 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 291 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The commute from Presque Isle, by distance
About 45% 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.
From Presque Isle, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Presque Isle workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 175 commuters (the 20% 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.
Who leaves Presque Isle for work, and who comes in
On a workday 283 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Presque Isle on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 Presque Isle’s residents
Where Presque Isle clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Presque Isle
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Presque Isle, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 103. 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 Presque Isle’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work next door: 11% of Presque Isle’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Presque Isle workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presque Isle | – | — | — | 21 min | $88,125 |
| Winchester | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Boulder Junction | 6% | C | B+ | 19 min | $74,919 |
| Land O'Lakes | 5% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Winchester: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Land O'Lakes: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Boulder Junction. Darker towns draw more of Presque Isle’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 Presque Isle: questions
What is the median household income in Presque Isle?
$88,125 (±$27,860) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Presque Isle?
2.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Presque Isle?
21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Presque Isle work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Eagle River (6%, 28 mi), Boulder Junction (6%, 8 mi), Manitowish Waters (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle, from the people who make the trip.
More of Presque Isle
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.