Wien has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 23 minutes each way, about the same as across Wisconsin. There are 109 jobs in Wien for 447 working residents. Only 2% stay in Wien for work; outside it, Wausau is the main destination (25%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Wien: the gist
How many people are in Wien by day
On a workday 440 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 102 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Wien on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Out of Wien to work: where people go
Where Wien clocks in
25% of workers
14% 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.
Goods, not services: 48% of the jobs in Wien
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wien, 2013 → 2023: 79 → 109. 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 Wien’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Wien’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wien workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 416 commuters (the 14% 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.
How many miles Wien commutes
About 18% 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 Wien: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Edgar (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wien workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wien | – | — | — | 23 min | $92,000 |
| Edgar | 6% | C+ | B+ | 24 min | $63,482 |
| Cassel | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Frankfort | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Fenwood | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Rietbrock | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Cleveland | under 2% | A− | C | 25 min | $100,705 |
Same-state neighbors only. Cassel: not graded. Frankfort, Fenwood and Rietbrock: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wien’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 Wien: questions
What is the median household income in Wien?
$92,000 (±$23,995) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wien?
4.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wien?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wien work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wausau (25%, 18 mi), Marathon City (14%, 8 mi), Edgar (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wien without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wien, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wien
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.