Wilton draws 396 commuters a day, with 2.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in Wilton itself; outside it, Tomah draws the most (17%, 12 miles). There are 400 jobs in Wilton; 186 of its residents have a job. For <1% of workers, the job is at home, next to 13% for Wisconsin as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wilton fills up on a workday
On a workday 182 residents head out to work and 4 work right here.
About 740 people are in Wilton on a workday afternoon, 41% more 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 Wilton’s workers come from
Where Wilton clocks in
17% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
66% of the jobs in Wilton pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wilton, 2013 → 2023: 90 → 400. 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.
Getting to work from Wilton takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 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 233 commuters (the <1% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Wilton
About 31% 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 Wilton
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton | – | — | — | 24 min | $85,598 |
| Wellington | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wellington: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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?
$85,598 (±$11,520) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilton?
6.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wilton?
24 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. <1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wilton work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tomah (17%, 12 mi), Sparta (10%, 17 mi), La Crosse (8%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wilton 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 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.