With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Somo works elsewhere
The average commute takes 33 minutes each way (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). Employers in Somo report 17 jobs for 52 working residents. Only 2% work in Somo itself; outside it, Tomahawk draws the most (25%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Somo by day and by night
On a workday 51 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 94 people are in Somo on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 places Somo commutes to
Where Somo clocks in
25% of workers
8% 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 Somo: what the 17 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Somo, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 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 Somo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Somo: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Somo workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 commuters (the 11% 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 far it is to work from Somo
About 31% 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.
How Somo compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Somo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somo | – | — | — | 33 min | $81,806 |
| Tomahawk | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Lynne | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Knox | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Wilson | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tomahawk and Wilson: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Lynne and Knox: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Somo’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 Somo: questions
What is the median household income in Somo?
$81,806 (±$8,422) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Somo?
4.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Somo?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Somo work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tomahawk (25%, 14 mi), Bradley (13%, 13 mi), Wausau (8%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Somo 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 Somo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Somo
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.