Schleswig has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 272 jobs in Schleswig; 936 of its residents have a job. Schleswig grades B+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 2% stay in Schleswig for work; outside it, Sheboygan is the main destination (13%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Schleswig
Schleswig’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Schleswig is better than 66% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Schleswig’s grade up ($91,574, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 43% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (5.0%) is left out: Schleswig’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Schleswig could be anywhere from B− to A−.
How a workday changes Schleswig
On a workday 918 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 254 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Schleswig on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 the trip to work from Schleswig ends
Where Schleswig clocks in
13% of workers
10% 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.
Schleswig makes things: 37% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Schleswig, 2013 → 2023: 289 → 272. 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 Schleswig’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Schleswig
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Schleswig workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 818 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 Schleswig commutes
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.
Most of Schleswig commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Schleswig is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Schleswig near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 900 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.0% of Schleswig households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Schleswig’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,600, Schleswig ranks 1,327th of 5,234 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 38 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 53 | Vandenbroek WI | 1,701 | $129K | 1.6% | 5.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,325 | Otisco NY | 2,368 | $84K | 5.8% | 3.6% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,326 | Minetto NY | 1,613 | $101K | 6.9% | 8.6% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,327 | Schleswig WI | 1,957 | $92K | 6.8% | 5.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,328 | Efland NC | 1,611 | $66K | 5.1% | 0.0% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,329 | Ohio Township IN | 1,848 | $97K | 9.2% | 0.0% | <1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,234 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Schleswig, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Next door is work for 12% of Schleswig
The biggest share goes to Kiel (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Schleswig workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schleswig | – | B+ | C− | 22 min | $91,574 |
| Kiel | 10% | B+ | B+ | 19 min | $75,953 |
| Rhine | under 3% | A− | D | 19 min | $98,542 |
| New Holstein | under 3% | B | C | 27 min | $101,328 |
| Eaton | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Meeme | 2% | A− | C− | 22 min | $98,750 |
| Charlestown | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eaton: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Charlestown: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Schleswig’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 Schleswig: questions
What is the median household income in Schleswig?
$91,574 (±$9,870) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Schleswig?
6.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Schleswig?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Schleswig work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sheboygan (13%, 18 mi), Kiel (10%, 3 mi), Manitowoc (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Schleswig walkable?
Schleswig is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Schleswig 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 Schleswig, from the people who make the trip.
More of Schleswig
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.