Most of Rose commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 27 minutes on average (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). Rose has 47 jobs; 265 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Rose for work; outside it, Wild Rose is the main destination (9%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Rose: the figures worth knowing
Rose is a place people come home to
There are 47 jobs based in Rose, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rose has about 480 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Rose workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 38 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 265 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Rose, and who commutes in
On a workday 261 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Rose on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Time on the road from Rose: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rose workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 237 commuters (the 12% 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.
Where Rose’s working residents head each day
Where Rose clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 81% of the jobs in Rose
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rose, 2013 → 2023: 119 → 47. 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 Rose’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Rose
About 28% 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.
Work in the towns next to Rose
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rose workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose | – | — | — | 27 min | $62,721 |
| Wild Rose | 9% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Wautoma | under 2% | B− | B− | 21 min | $81,250 |
| Springwater | under 2% | C | D− | 31 min | $71,193 |
| Belmont | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Oasis | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wild Rose and Oasis: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Belmont: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wild Rose. Darker towns draw more of Rose’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 Rose: questions
What is the median household income in Rose?
$62,721 (±$7,458) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rose?
7.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rose?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rose work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wild Rose (9%, 3 mi), Plainfield (7%, 10 mi), Stevens Point (6%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rose without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rose, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rose
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.