Wolf River has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
81 jobs are based in Wolf River for 588 working residents. Wolf River grades B for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 2% work in Wolf River; the top destination outside it is Appleton (11%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Wolf River: the figures worth knowing
Wolf River is a place people come home to
There are 81 jobs based in Wolf River, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wolf River has about 720 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Wolf River’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Wolf River is Appleton, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (67) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Wolf River workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 588 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Wolf River
On income, poverty and job access, Wolf River is better than 59% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Wolf River’s grade up (5.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 36% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Wolf River’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Wolf River could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
A workday in Wolf River: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 579 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About 720 people are in Wolf River on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 2024, primary jobs.
How many miles Wolf River commutes
About 17% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Commuting from Wolf River: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wolf River workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 513 commuters (the 16% 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.
Out of Wolf River to work: where people go
Where Wolf River clocks in
11% of workers
11% of workers
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.
Making and building: 46% of jobs based in Wolf River
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wolf River, 2014 → 2024: 69 → 81. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Wolf River’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most trips from Wolf River start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wolf River is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Wolf River near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 612 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.1% of Wolf River households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wolf River’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Wolf River is 1,269th of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Nashotah WI | 1,298 | $148K | 1.1% | 0.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Maple Bluff WI | 1,305 | $199K | 3.0% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,267 | Union Township PA | 1,353 | $89K | 4.1% | 1.6% | <1% | B |
| 1,268 | Buffalo Township PA | 1,251 | $83K | 7.7% | 6.2% | 2% | B |
| 1,269 | Wolf River WI | 1,226 | $76K | 5.1% | 0.0% | 2% | B |
| 1,270 | North Topsail Beach NC | 1,097 | $121K | 6.5% | 2.6% | 6% | B |
| 1,271 | South Thomaston ME | 1,520 | $87K | 4.2% | 0.0% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Wolf River, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Wolf River and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Winchester (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wolf River workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf River | – | B | D | 30 min | $75,909 |
| Winchester | 3% | A | C | 22 min | $93,295 |
| Fremont | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Bloomfield | under 2% | B | D | 25 min | $83,056 |
| Tustin | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Poygan | under 2% | A | D− | 31 min | $98,000 |
| Caledonia | under 2% | B+ | C | 28 min | $109,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Fremont: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Tustin: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wolf River’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 2024, 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 Wolf River: questions
What is the median household income in Wolf River?
$75,909 (±$15,299) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wolf River?
5.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wolf River?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wolf River work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Appleton (11%, 23 mi), Oshkosh (11%, 17 mi), Neenah (10%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Wolf River walkable?
Wolf River is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wolf River without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wolf River, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wolf River
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.