Wheatland has lower unemployment (1.3%) than 92% of U.S. towns
Only 7% work in Wheatland; the top destination outside it is Kenosha (9%, 19 miles). Jobs and income earn Wheatland A; getting around on foot earns it C−. The poverty rate is 3.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Wheatland apart
Wheatland has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Wheatland went from 389 in 2013 to 690 in 2023, +77%. The jobs ↓
Wheatland empties out on a workday
About 2,300 people are in Wheatland on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 3,300 who live here: 1,600 head out to work and 570 come in. Day and night ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Wheatland’s grade explained
The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 69% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wheatland could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The 690 jobs based in Wheatland
690 jobs are based in Wheatland.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wheatland, 2013 → 2023: 389 → 690. 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 Wheatland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Wheatland: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,629 residents head out to work, 122 work right here, and 568 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Wheatland on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.39 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Wheatland goes to work
Where Wheatland clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
The trip to work from Wheatland: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wheatland workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,321 commuters (the 9% 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.
Wheatland’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Driving is how Wheatland gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wheatland is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns, #289 of 362 in Wisconsin. Both inputs place Wheatland 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 1,453 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.1% of Wheatland households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wheatland’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Wheatland is 313th of 4,593 U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Ottawa WI | 3,642 | $153K | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Jackson WI | 3,950 | $117K | 0.6% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Bristol WI | 4,347 | $141K | 1.2% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 311 | Valley NE | 3,412 | $110K | 5.3% | 2.1% | 14% | A |
| 312 | Hereford Township PA | 3,127 | $116K | 5.2% | 2.3% | 4% | A |
| 313 | Wheatland WI | 3,337 | $91K | 3.0% | 1.3% | 7% | A |
| 314 | Grafton WI | 4,343 | $87K | 2.9% | 2.1% | 2% | A |
| 315 | Pennsburg PA | 4,036 | $112K | 6.7% | 1.7% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,593 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Wheatland, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Work in the towns next to Wheatland
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wheatland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatland | – | A | C− | 26 min | $91,118 |
| Randall | under 2% | A | C− | 27 min | $115,665 |
| Burlington | under 2% | A− | C | 25 min | $106,929 |
| Bohners Lake | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bohners 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 Wheatland’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 Wheatland: questions
What is the median household income in Wheatland?
$91,118 (±$18,169) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wheatland?
3.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wheatland?
26 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wheatland work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kenosha (9%, 19 mi), Burlington (8%, 6 mi), Milwaukee (5%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wheatland walkable?
Wheatland is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wheatland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wheatland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wheatland
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.