Wilkinson has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Wilkinson; the top destination outside it is Bruce (13%, 10 miles). There are 1 jobs in Wilkinson, and 16 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 17% of workers (Wisconsin 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Wilkinson
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33 people are in Wilkinson on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Where the trip to work from Wilkinson ends
Where Wilkinson clocks in
Lines 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Wilkinson
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wilkinson, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 1. 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 Wilkinson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Wilkinson
of Wilkinson workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5 commuters (the 17% 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 far it is to work from Wilkinson
About 25% 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.
Work in the towns next to Wilkinson
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilkinson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkinson | – | — | — | — | $48,750 |
| Doyle | under 7% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Atlanta | under 7% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Wilson | under 7% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Strickland | under 7% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Doyle, Atlanta and Strickland: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Wilson: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wilkinson’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 Wilkinson: questions
What is the median household income in Wilkinson?
$48,750 (±$48,107) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilkinson?
5.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wilkinson work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bruce (13%, 10 mi), Ladysmith (13%, 18 mi), Rice Lake (6%, 101 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wilkinson without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wilkinson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wilkinson
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.