Most of Primrose commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Primrose; the top destination outside it is Madison (36%, 18 miles). Employers in Primrose report 41 jobs; 400 of its residents have a job. For 23% 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
Work in Primrose: the figures worth knowing
Primrose is a place people come home to
There are 41 jobs based in Primrose, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Primrose has about 360 people in it, 50% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
36% of Primrose works in Madison
145 working residents, 36%, have their main job in Madison, 18 miles away. That’s 36 times as many as work in Primrose itself. The commute map ↓
Primrose workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 61 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 400 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Primrose
On a workday 397 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Primrose on a workday afternoon, 50% 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 Primrose’s residents
Where Primrose clocks in
36% of workers
6% 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 trip to work from Primrose: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Primrose workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 251 commuters (the 23% 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.
Jobs in Primrose: what the 41 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Primrose, 2013 → 2023: 49 → 41. 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 Primrose’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Primrose
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.
Around Primrose: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Primrose workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primrose | – | — | — | 30 min | $107,500 |
| New Glarus | under 2% | A | C | 38 min | $137,500 |
| Springdale | under 2% | A | C− | 20 min | $129,271 |
| Perry | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Montrose | under 2% | A | B | 25 min | $102,000 |
| Verona | under 2% | A+ | B | 18 min | $150,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Perry: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Primrose’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 Primrose: questions
What is the median household income in Primrose?
$107,500 (±$25,744) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Primrose?
2.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Primrose?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Primrose work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (36%, 18 mi), Verona (9%, 9 mi), Belleville (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Primrose 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 Primrose, from the people who make the trip.
More of Primrose
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.