Fewer people are out of work in Weston (1.7%) than in 88% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 18 minutes each way, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26. Weston grades A− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. About one in seven stay in Weston for work; outside it, Wausau is the main destination (30%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Weston, in brief
Weston trades workers with the towns around it
Weston has about as many jobs (8,654) as working residents (7,339), but they are mostly different people: 6,158 residents leave for work each day while 7,473 people come in. Only 14% of the jobs in Weston are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Weston and Wausau trade workers both ways
Wausau is the top workplace for Weston residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Weston come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Weston residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
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.
What’s behind Weston’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Weston is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #166 of 362 in Wisconsin. Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($78,207, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Weston could be anywhere from B to A.
The daily flow of workers through Weston
On a workday 6,158 residents head out to work, 1,181 work right here, and 7,473 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.18 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Weston: the destinations
Where Weston clocks in
30% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Weston
About 20% 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.
Inside Weston’s 8,654 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Weston, 2013 → 2023: 6,573 → 8,654. 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 Weston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes each way for Weston’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Weston workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,946 commuters (the 10% 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.
The commute in Weston is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Weston is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns, #181 of 362 in Wisconsin. Both inputs place Weston near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,862 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.6% of Weston households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Weston’s commuters take a bus or train.
728th of 2,220: where Weston ranks among U.S. towns of 11,000 to 22,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 44 | Greenville WI | 13,388 | $118K | 1.7% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 57 | Whitefish Bay WI | 14,489 | $157K | 3.7% | 2.6% | 7% | A+ |
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| 62 | Verona WI | 16,821 | $120K | 1.4% | 1.6% | 21% | A+ |
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| 726 | Tallmadge OH | 18,521 | $89K | 5.0% | 4.1% | 9% | A− |
| 727 | Holmen WI | 12,105 | $80K | 6.0% | 0.3% | 9% | A− |
| 728 | Weston WI | 15,931 | $78K | 5.5% | 1.7% | 16% | A− |
| 729 | Ferndale MI | 19,212 | $95K | 9.0% | 3.7% | 5% | A− |
| 730 | Foxborough MA | 18,934 | $116K | 5.7% | 5.8% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,220 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Weston, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Bordering towns draw 13% of Weston’s workers
The biggest share goes to Schofield (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Weston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston | – | A− | B− | 18 min | $78,207 |
| Schofield | 8% | B− | B− | 17 min | $65,583 |
| Rothschild | 5% | A− | C | 16 min | $88,261 |
| Kronenwetter | under 2% | A | C− | 20 min | $115,044 |
| Ringle | under 2% | A− | D | 22 min | $91,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Weston’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 Weston: questions
What is the median household income in Weston?
$78,207 (±$7,806) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Weston?
5.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Weston?
18 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Weston work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wausau (30%, 7 mi), Schofield (8%, 4 mi), Rothschild (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Weston walkable?
Weston is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Weston without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Weston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Weston
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.