Pelican Lake Hotel · Photo: Tgkrause · CC BY-SA 3.0Schoepke has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Schoepke has 20 jobs, and 171 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Schoepke for work; outside it, Rhinelander is the main destination (19%, 16 miles). The average commute takes 41 minutes each way, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Schoepke on a workday afternoon
On a workday 170 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Schoepke on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 Schoepke ends
Where Schoepke clocks in
19% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
Schoepke makes things: 50% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Schoepke, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 20. 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 Schoepke’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 41 minutes each way for Schoepke’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Schoepke workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 119 commuters (the 10% 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.
Miles to work from Schoepke
About 49% 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.
Schoepke and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Enterprise (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Schoepke workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoepke | – | — | — | 41 min | $63,125 |
| Enterprise | 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Monico | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Elcho | under 3% | D− | D | 26 min | $50,192 |
| Nashville | under 3% | D− | B | 19 min | $56,389 |
Same-state neighbors only. Enterprise and Monico: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Schoepke’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 Schoepke: questions
What is the median household income in Schoepke?
$63,125 (±$5,970) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Schoepke?
10.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Schoepke?
41 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Schoepke work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rhinelander (19%, 16 mi), Green Bay (5%, 89 mi), Antigo (4%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Schoepke without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Schoepke, from the people who make the trip.
More of Schoepke
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.