Upham has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26. 36 jobs are based in Upham, against 339 working residents. Only 2% work in Upham itself; outside it, Antigo draws the most (13%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Upham, in a few figures
Upham is a place people come home to
There are 36 jobs based in Upham, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Upham has about 420 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
40% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Upham workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 339 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Upham by day and by night
On a workday 333 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Upham on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 commute from Upham, by distance
About 40% 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.
A commute of about 33 minutes in Upham
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upham workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 258 commuters (the 12% 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.
Out of Upham to work: where people go
Where Upham clocks in
13% of workers
10% 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 Upham: what the 36 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upham, 2013 → 2023: 47 → 36. 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 Upham’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Upham and its neighbors: 10% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upham workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upham | – | — | — | 33 min | $83,625 |
| Elcho | 10% | D− | D | 26 min | $50,192 |
| Summit | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Neva | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Peck | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Ainsworth | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Summit: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Neva, Peck and Ainsworth: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Elcho. Darker towns draw more of Upham’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 Upham: questions
What is the median household income in Upham?
$83,625 (±$16,225) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upham?
5.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upham?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upham work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Antigo (13%, 13 mi), Elcho (10%, 6 mi), Rhinelander (8%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Upham without a car?
<1% 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 Upham, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upham
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.