With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Saxon works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute from Saxon lasts 29 minutes (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). Saxon has 24 jobs; 110 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Saxon for work; outside it, Hurley is the main destination (25%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Saxon, and who commutes in
On a workday 109 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Saxon on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Commuting out of Saxon: the destinations
Where Saxon clocks in
25% of workers
15% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 33% of the jobs in Saxon
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Saxon, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 24. 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 Saxon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes each way, longer than most of Wisconsin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Saxon workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 179 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Saxon
About 23% 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.
11% of Saxon works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Kimball (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Saxon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxon | – | — | — | 29 min | $74,375 |
| Gurney | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Kimball | 4% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Anderson | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Knight | 4% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gurney, Kimball, Anderson and Knight: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Saxon’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 Saxon: questions
What is the median household income in Saxon?
$74,375 (±$24,152) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Saxon?
6.9%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Saxon?
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 Saxon work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hurley (25%, 11 mi), Ironwood (15%, 13 mi), Ashland (7%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Saxon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Saxon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Saxon
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.