Most of Roosevelt commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
5% of workers have no commute at all (Wisconsin 13%). 39 jobs are based in Roosevelt; 169 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Roosevelt itself; outside it, Thorp draws the most (10%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Roosevelt on a workday afternoon
On a workday 166 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Roosevelt on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Where Roosevelt’s working residents head each day
Where Roosevelt clocks in
9% 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.
Roosevelt works in goods: 67% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roosevelt, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 39. 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 Roosevelt’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Roosevelt spends getting to work: about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roosevelt workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 203 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 far Roosevelt goes to work
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Roosevelt and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Maplehurst (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roosevelt workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt | – | — | — | 42 min | $91,750 |
| Maplehurst | 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Taft | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Withee | under 2% | B | B− | 19 min | $94,583 |
| Ford | 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Maplehurst, Taft and Ford: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Roosevelt’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 Roosevelt: questions
What is the median household income in Roosevelt?
$91,750 (±$6,725) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roosevelt?
8.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roosevelt?
42 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Roosevelt work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thorp (10%, 9 mi), Gilman (9%, 7 mi), Medford (8%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Roosevelt without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Roosevelt, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roosevelt
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.