Winchester has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each
6% of workers have no commute at all, against 13% across Wisconsin. Employers in Winchester report 103 jobs; 184 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Winchester; the top destination outside it is Minocqua (8%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Winchester for work, and who comes in
On a workday 178 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 97 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Winchester on a workday afternoon, 15% 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 Winchester goes to work
Where Winchester clocks in
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.
Most jobs in Winchester are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Winchester, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 103. 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 Winchester’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of Wisconsin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Winchester workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 164 commuters (the 6% 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.
The commute from Winchester, by distance
About 36% 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 next door employ 11% of Winchester
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Winchester workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester | – | — | — | 28 min | $68,889 |
| Presque Isle | 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Manitowish Waters | 8% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Oma | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Mercer | under 3% | C− | C− | 27 min | $63,281 |
Same-state neighbors only. Presque Isle, Manitowish Waters and Oma: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Manitowish Waters. Darker towns draw more of Winchester’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 Winchester: questions
What is the median household income in Winchester?
$68,889 (±$15,560) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Winchester?
6.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Winchester?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Winchester work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minocqua (8%, 28 mi), Manitowish Waters (8%, 7 mi), Boulder Junction (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Winchester without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Winchester, from the people who make the trip.
More of Winchester
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.