Wrightstown has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Measured by household income, Wrightstown is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. There are 527 jobs in Wrightstown, and 1,276 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Wrightstown A; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wrightstown at work: what stands out
Wrightstown makes and builds things
63% of the jobs based in Wrightstown are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Wrightstown residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 32%. The jobs ↓
Wrightstown workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 38 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Inside Wrightstown’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wrightstown is better than 92% of U.S. towns. Unemployment is its strongest input (1.7%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 72% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wrightstown could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Making and building: 63% of jobs based in Wrightstown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wrightstown, 2013 → 2023: 294 → 527. 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 Wrightstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Wrightstown takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wrightstown workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,287 commuters (the 9% 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 people are in Wrightstown by day
On a workday 1,247 residents head out to work, 29 work right here, and 498 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Wrightstown on a workday afternoon, 60% 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.
17% of working residents work in Green Bay
Where Wrightstown clocks in
17% of workers
12% 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.
The distance from Wrightstown to work
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.
Most trips from Wrightstown start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wrightstown is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Wrightstown 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 1,422 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.7% of Wrightstown households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wrightstown’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700, Wrightstown comes 184th on jobs and income
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 22 | Nashotah WI | 1,298 | $148K | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
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| 42 | Maple Bluff WI | 1,305 | $199K | 3.0% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 46 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 182 | Caesarscreek Township OH | 1,215 | $113K | 3.6% | 1.2% | 1% | A |
| 183 | Buccaneer Bay NE | 1,418 | $161K | 4.9% | 0.0% | <1% | A |
| 184 | Wrightstown WI | 1,240 | $108K | 5.4% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
| 185 | Westlake Village IL | 1,414 | $117K | 2.1% | 7.4% | 0% | A |
| 186 | Glenmore WI | 1,050 | $100K | 3.0% | 1.4% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Wrightstown, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Wrightstown and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wrightstown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrightstown | – | A | D | 27 min | $108,047 |
| Greenleaf | under 2% | B | D− | 27 min | $83,333 |
| Holland | under 2% | B+ | C− | 29 min | $74,706 |
| Rockland | under 2% | A+ | D− | 21 min | $127,639 |
| Lawrence | under 2% | A+ | C− | 20 min | $107,500 |
| Morrison | under 2% | A− | C | 26 min | $100,682 |
| Glenmore | under 2% | A | D | 19 min | $100,438 |
| Buchanan | under 2% | B+ | B− | 21 min | $105,478 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wrightstown’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 Wrightstown: questions
What is the median household income in Wrightstown?
$108,047 (±$4,050) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wrightstown?
5.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wrightstown?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wrightstown work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Green Bay (17%, 15 mi), De Pere (12%, 8 mi), Ashwaubenon (10%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wrightstown walkable?
Wrightstown is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wrightstown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wrightstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wrightstown
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. 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.