Ridgeville has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Ridgeville itself; outside it, Tomah draws the most (15%, 10 miles). Ridgeville has 75 jobs for 196 working residents. Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average, next to 22 for Wisconsin and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Ridgeville on a workday
On a workday 196 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Ridgeville on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Ridgeville to work: where people go
Where Ridgeville clocks in
15% of workers
6% 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.
Ridgeville works in goods: 68% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ridgeville, 2014 → 2024: 149 → 75. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ridgeville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Ridgeville spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ridgeville workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 203 commuters (the 9% 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.
How many miles Ridgeville commutes
About 30% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Ridgeville
The biggest share goes to Sheldon (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ridgeville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeville | – | — | — | 29 min | $98,750 |
| Wells | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Wilton | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Adrian | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Sheldon | 6% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Jefferson | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wells, Adrian and Sheldon: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Wilton: not graded. Jefferson: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ridgeville’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 2024, 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 Ridgeville: questions
What is the median household income in Ridgeville?
$98,750 (±$28,456) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ridgeville?
15.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ridgeville?
29 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ridgeville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tomah (15%, 10 mi), Sparta (6%, 12 mi), La Crosse (6%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Ridgeville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ridgeville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ridgeville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.