Reeseville at work: jobs, income and the commute
There are 453 jobs in Reeseville, and 376 of its residents work somewhere. Only 6% stay in Reeseville for work; outside it, Madison is the main destination (13%, 33 miles). Working residents average 30 minutes each way, 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
The commute and the jobs: Reeseville in brief
Reeseville makes and builds things
68% of the jobs based in Reeseville are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Reeseville residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 39%. The jobs ↓
Reeseville’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Reeseville is Madison, 33 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (50) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Reeseville 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 376 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Making and building: 68% of jobs based in Reeseville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Reeseville, 2013 → 2023: 283 → 453. 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 Reeseville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Reeseville works
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.
About 30 minutes to work from Reeseville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Reeseville workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 415 commuters (the 11% 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.
Reeseville on a workday afternoon
On a workday 355 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 432 people come in from elsewhere.
About 840 people are in Reeseville on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.20 per resident).
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 people from Reeseville work
Where Reeseville clocks in
13% of workers
5% 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.
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 Reeseville: questions
What is the median household income in Reeseville?
$71,932 (±$8,091) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Reeseville?
2.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Reeseville?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Reeseville work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (13%, 33 mi), Columbus (5%, 10 mi), Waterloo (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Reeseville 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 Reeseville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Reeseville
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.