Most of Skanawan commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
17 jobs are based in Skanawan; 198 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Skanawan itself; outside it, Tomahawk draws the most (20%, 6 miles). The trip to work takes 27 minutes on average; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Skanawan, and who commutes in
On a workday 198 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Skanawan on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
The towns that employ Skanawan’s residents
Where Skanawan clocks in
20% of workers
10% of workers
9% 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.
In Skanawan, 82% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Skanawan, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 17. 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 Skanawan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Skanawan’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Skanawan workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 175 commuters (the 8% 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 Skanawan
About 27% 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.
Skanawan and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Bradley (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Skanawan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skanawan | – | — | — | 27 min | $68,750 |
| Bradley | 7% | C+ | D | 27 min | $76,193 |
| King | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Birch | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Harrison | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. King and Birch: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Harrison: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Skanawan’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 Skanawan: questions
What is the median household income in Skanawan?
$68,750 (±$19,025) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Skanawan?
6.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Skanawan?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Skanawan work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tomahawk (20%, 6 mi), Rhinelander (10%, 18 mi), Wausau (9%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Skanawan without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Skanawan, from the people who make the trip.
More of Skanawan
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.