Making a living in Scott
The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26. Only 4% stay in Scott for work; outside it, Webster is the main destination (9%, 14 miles). Employers in Scott report 139 jobs, and 199 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Scott quiets down on a workday
On a workday 191 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 131 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Scott on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.70 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The places Scott commutes to
Where Scott clocks in
7% 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.
Scott is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Scott, 2014 → 2024: 144 → 139. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Scott’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Scott takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Scott workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 171 commuters (the 15% 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 Scott commutes
About 33% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Scott
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Scott workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott | – | — | — | 30 min | $72,386 |
| Jackson | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Rusk | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Webb Lake | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Casey | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Chicog | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Rusk, Webb Lake, Casey and Chicog: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Scott’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 2024, 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 Scott: questions
What is the median household income in Scott?
$72,386 (±$19,722) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Scott?
6.9%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Scott?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Scott work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Webster (9%, 14 mi), Siren (7%, 18 mi), Swiss (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Scott without a car?
1% 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 Scott, from the people who make the trip.
More of Scott
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.