Photo: Doremo · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Wagner commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 69 jobs in Wagner, and 324 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Wagner for work; outside it, Marinette is the main destination (33%, 17 miles). 5% of workers work from home, next to 13% for Wisconsin as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Wagner, in brief
Wagner is a place people come home to
There are 69 jobs based in Wagner, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wagner has about 420 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Wagner works in Marinette
107 working residents, 33%, have their main job in Marinette, 17 miles away. That’s 17 times as many as work in Wagner itself. The commute map ↓
Wagner workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (24 to 31 minutes). 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 324 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Wagner
On a workday 317 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Wagner on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 Wagner’s residents
Where Wagner clocks in
33% 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.
Time on the road from Wagner: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wagner workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 305 commuters (the 5% 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.
Making and building: 38% of jobs based in Wagner
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wagner, 2013 → 2023: 65 → 69. 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 Wagner’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Wagner
About 33% 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.
Around Wagner: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wagner workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagner | – | — | — | 34 min | $75,125 |
| Middle Inlet | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Porterfield | under 2% | B− | D− | 24 min | $74,500 |
| Lake | under 2% | C | C+ | 28 min | $77,857 |
| Wausaukee | under 2% | C | C+ | 31 min | $68,864 |
Same-state neighbors only. Middle Inlet: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wagner’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 Wagner: questions
What is the median household income in Wagner?
$75,125 (±$10,237) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wagner?
4.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wagner?
34 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wagner work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marinette (33%, 17 mi), Menominee (8%, 15 mi), Peshtigo (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wagner 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 Wagner, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wagner
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.