Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY 4.0Most of Tichigan commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Tichigan report 420 jobs, and 2,785 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Tichigan itself; outside it, Milwaukee draws the most (13%, 21 miles). The trip to work takes 29 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
What sets Tichigan apart on work
Tichigan is a place people come home to
There are 420 jobs based in Tichigan, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Tichigan has about 2,700 people in it, 47% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Tichigan workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Tichigan
67% of Tichigan residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 46% of the jobs based in Tichigan pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Tichigan pay little
28% of the jobs based in Tichigan pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 34% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
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.
The daily commute in and out of Tichigan
On a workday 2,725 residents head out to work, 60 work right here, and 360 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Tichigan on a workday afternoon, 47% 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.
Each way, about 29 minutes from Tichigan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tichigan workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,236 commuters (the 16% 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.
Tichigan works in goods: 33% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tichigan, 2013 → 2023: 448 → 420. 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 Tichigan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Tichigan’s working residents head each day
Where Tichigan clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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.
How far Tichigan’s workers travel
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 Tichigan compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Waterford (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tichigan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tichigan | – | — | — | 29 min | $126,933 |
| Waterford | 7% | A | C+ | 26 min | $82,404 |
| Norway | under 3% | A | C | 31 min | $103,278 |
| Vernon | under 3% | A+ | C− | 30 min | $120,000 |
| Wind Lake | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Rochester | under 3% | A+ | C− | 25 min | $107,038 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wind Lake: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tichigan’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 Tichigan: questions
What is the median household income in Tichigan?
$126,933 (±$13,749) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tichigan?
3.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tichigan?
29 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tichigan work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milwaukee (13%, 21 mi), Waterford (7%, 3 mi), Waukesha (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tichigan without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tichigan, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tichigan
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.