Wilton has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 25% of workers; Wisconsin has 13%. There are 61 jobs in Wilton for 387 working residents. Only 1% stay in Wilton for work; outside it, Tomah is the main destination (23%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Wilton apart
Wilton is a place people come home to
There are 61 jobs based in Wilton, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wilton has about 670 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Wilton works from home
25% of Wilton workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. 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; with 387 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Wilton, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 383 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 670 people are in Wilton on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
About 22 minutes to work from Wilton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wilton workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 308 commuters (the 25% 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 Wilton commutes
About 30% 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.
Out of Wilton to work: where people go
Where Wilton clocks in
23% of workers
6% 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.
Goods, not services: 38% of the jobs in Wilton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wilton, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 61. 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 Wilton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Wilton
The biggest share goes to Tomah (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton | – | — | — | 22 min | $77,500 |
| Ridgeville | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Clifton | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Tomah | 2% | B | C− | 18 min | $98,345 |
| Wellington | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ridgeville and Wellington: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Clifton: 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 Wilton’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 Wilton: questions
What is the median household income in Wilton?
$77,500 (±$14,649) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilton?
31.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wilton?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wilton work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tomah (23%, 9 mi), Sparta (6%, 17 mi), La Crosse (5%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wilton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 33% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wilton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wilton
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.