With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Schley works elsewhere
Only 1% work in Schley; the top destination outside it is Merrill (29%, 10 miles). Employers in Schley report 57 jobs, against 472 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers, against 13% across Wisconsin.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Schley apart on work
Schley is a place people come home to
There are 57 jobs based in Schley, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Schley has about 540 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Schley and Merrill trade workers both ways
Merrill is the top workplace for Schley residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Schley come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Schley workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 26 minutes). 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 472 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Schley, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 467 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Schley on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 Schley: the destinations
Where Schley clocks in
29% of workers
17% 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.
How long Schley spends getting to work: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Schley workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 362 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.
33% of the jobs in Schley make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Schley, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 57. 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 Schley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Schley, by distance
About 26% 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.
Next door to Schley
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Schley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schley | – | — | — | 37 min | $82,917 |
| Vilas | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Pine River | under 2% | A− | D | 22 min | $109,722 |
| Merrill | 1% | B | C− | 22 min | $81,063 |
| Russell | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Vilas: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Russell: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Merrill. Darker towns draw more of Schley’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 Schley: questions
What is the median household income in Schley?
$82,917 (±$9,983) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Schley?
6.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Schley?
37 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Schley work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Merrill (29%, 10 mi), Wausau (17%, 21 mi), Weston (3%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Schley 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 Schley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Schley
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.