Summit has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Summit report 32 jobs, and 260 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Summit; the top destination outside it is Mauston (17%, 8 miles). The average commute takes 24 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Summit
Who leaves Summit for work, and who comes in
On a workday 259 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Summit on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Out of Summit to work: where people go
Where Summit clocks in
17% 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.
Most jobs in Summit are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Summit, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 32. 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 Summit’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 24 minutes from Summit
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Summit workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 314 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 Summit goes to work
About 23% 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.
Next door to Summit
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Summit workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | – | — | — | 24 min | $86,250 |
| Seven Mile Creek | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Wonewoc | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| La Valle | under 3% | B | C+ | 34 min | $86,172 |
| Lindina | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Woodland | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Seven Mile Creek, Wonewoc and Lindina: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Woodland: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Summit’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 Summit: questions
What is the median household income in Summit?
$86,250 (±$10,095) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Summit?
17.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Summit?
24 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Summit work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mauston (17%, 8 mi), Reedsburg (8%, 13 mi), Baraboo (7%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Summit without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Summit, from the people who make the trip.
More of Summit
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.