Wilson has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Working residents average 31 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. Wilson has 44 jobs, against 125 working residents. Only 2% work in Wilson; the top destination outside it is Eau Claire (18%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wilson on a workday afternoon
On a workday 123 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Wilson on a workday afternoon, 19% 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 Wilson goes to work
Where Wilson clocks in
10% 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.
34% of the jobs in Wilson make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wilson, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 44. 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 Wilson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Wilson: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wilson workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 183 commuters (the 8% 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.
Where in the region Wilson works
About 27% 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.
The towns around Wilson
The biggest share goes to Bridge Creek (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson | – | — | — | 31 min | $85,000 |
| Ludington | under 3% | B− | B− | 27 min | $86,250 |
| Edson | under 3% | C− | C+ | 30 min | $81,447 |
| Bridge Creek | 4% | B− | B | 28 min | $83,413 |
| Butler | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Butler: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wilson’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 Wilson: questions
What is the median household income in Wilson?
$85,000 (±$16,927) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilson?
7.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wilson?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wilson work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Eau Claire (18%, 24 mi), Altoona (10%, 21 mi), Augusta (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wilson without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wilson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wilson
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.