With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Scott works elsewhere
At 23 minutes each way, commutes from Scott run about the Wisconsin average. There are 40 jobs in Scott for 322 working residents. Hardly any work in Scott itself; outside it, Madison draws the most (15%, 38 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Scott and work: the main findings
Scott is a place people come home to
There are 40 jobs based in Scott, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Scott has about 610 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Scott’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Scott is Madison, 38 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (47) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The quickest commute around
Scott’s 23-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 26 to 40 minutes. Next door ↓
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 322 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Scott by day and by night
On a workday 322 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Scott on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Scott’s commute, mile by mile
About 21% 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.
The places Scott commutes to
Where Scott clocks in
15% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Scott: what the 40 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Scott, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 40. 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 Scott’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Scott: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 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 275 commuters (the 18% 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.
Work in the towns next to Scott
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Scott workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott | – | — | — | 23 min | $59,205 |
| Marcellon | under 3% | A− | C− | 40 min | $99,063 |
| Kingston | under 3% | C− | B | 26 min | $82,813 |
| Springvale | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Manchester | under 3% | C− | C | 31 min | $78,438 |
| Wyocena | under 3% | A | C+ | 30 min | $97,609 |
Same-state neighbors only. Springvale: 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 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 Scott: questions
What is the median household income in Scott?
$59,205 (±$20,332) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Scott?
25.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Scott?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Scott work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (15%, 38 mi), Portage (6%, 15 mi), Beaver Dam (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Scott without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 27% 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), 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.