With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Rome works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Rome; the top destination outside it is Oconomowoc (9%, 11 miles). Rome has 29 jobs for 361 working residents. Home is the office for 5% of workers, where Wisconsin as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Rome in brief
Rome workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 45 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 345 hours of commuting, 176 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Rome is a place people come home to
There are 29 jobs based in Rome, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rome has about 290 people in it, 54% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 361 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Getting to work from Rome takes about 45 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rome workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 314 commuters (the 5% 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 a workday changes Rome
On a workday 360 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Rome on a workday afternoon, 54% 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 places Rome commutes to
Where Rome clocks in
9% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
Most jobs in Rome are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rome, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 29. 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 Rome’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Rome
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.
Rome and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Rome’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 Rome: questions
What is the median household income in Rome?
$92,083 (±$15,582) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rome?
4.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rome?
45 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rome work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oconomowoc (9%, 11 mi), Madison (5%, 40 mi), Waukesha (4%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rome without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rome, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rome
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.