Households in Rib Mountain have higher incomes than those in 72% of U.S. towns
Only 7% work in Rib Mountain; the top destination outside it is Wausau (37%, 5 miles). The poverty rate is 3.6% (Wisconsin 10.6%). Rib Mountain grades B+ for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Rib Mountain
Rib Mountain trades workers with the towns around it
Rib Mountain has about as many jobs (3,191) as working residents (3,214), but they are mostly different people: 2,992 residents leave for work each day while 2,969 people come in. Only 7% of the jobs in Rib Mountain are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Much of Rib Mountain works one town over
45% of working residents work in a town that borders Rib Mountain: Wausau (37%), Schofield (5%) and Rothschild (3%). Next door ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Rib Mountain
65% of Rib Mountain residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 33% of the jobs based in Rib Mountain pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 93% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Rib Mountain pay little
33% of the jobs based in Rib Mountain pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 42% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
Most Rib Mountain residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Rib Mountain’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rib Mountain is better than 70% of U.S. towns, #222 of 362 in Wisconsin. The poverty rate holds Rib Mountain’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (5.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rib Mountain could be anywhere from B− to A.
Rib Mountain on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,992 residents head out to work, 222 work right here, and 2,969 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.99 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.
The 3,191 jobs based in Rib Mountain
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rib Mountain, 2013 → 2023: 3,100 → 3,191. 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 Rib Mountain’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Rib Mountain goes to work
About 20% 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.
Where Rib Mountain goes to work
Where Rib Mountain clocks in
37% 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.
Commuting from Rib Mountain: about 19 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rib Mountain workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,748 commuters (the 16% 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.
Few in Rib Mountain walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rib Mountain is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns, #242 of 362 in Wisconsin. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.8% across Wisconsin.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,275 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Rib Mountain households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rib Mountain’s commuters take a bus or train.
Rib Mountain places 1,116th of 3,122 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 5,100 to 9,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 17 | Fox Point WI | 6,583 | $141K | 2.5% | 0.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Elm Grove WI | 6,354 | $158K | 4.4% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Waukesha WI | 8,507 | $131K | 3.0% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,114 | Decatur TX | 9,029 | $73K | 8.0% | 2.5% | 21% | B+ |
| 1,115 | Pewaukee WI | 8,216 | $62K | 7.3% | 3.0% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,116 | Rib Mountain WI | 7,280 | $94K | 3.6% | 5.4% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,117 | East Nottingham Township PA | 9,235 | $130K | 7.2% | 3.8% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,118 | Waipio Acres HI | 5,332 | $95K | 6.6% | 5.1% | 0% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,122 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Rib Mountain, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
45% of Rib Mountain works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rib Mountain workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rib Mountain | – | B+ | C | 19 min | $94,294 |
| Wausau | 37% | C+ | A− | 15 min | $64,389 |
| Rothschild | 3% | A− | C | 16 min | $88,261 |
| Schofield | 5% | B− | B− | 17 min | $65,583 |
| Stettin | under 2% | A | C− | 22 min | $104,697 |
| Marathon | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Mosinee | under 2% | A | C− | 21 min | $101,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Marathon: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wausau. Darker towns draw more of Rib Mountain’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 Rib Mountain: questions
What is the median household income in Rib Mountain?
$94,294 (±$10,147) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rib Mountain?
3.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rib Mountain?
19 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rib Mountain work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wausau (37%, 5 mi), Weston (7%, 7 mi), Schofield (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rib Mountain walkable?
Rib Mountain is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rib Mountain 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 Rib Mountain, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rib Mountain
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.