Wyalusing has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Wyalusing itself; outside it, Prairie du Chien draws the most (15%, 7 miles). Wyalusing has 23 jobs, and 130 of its residents work somewhere. At 22 minutes each way, commutes from Wyalusing run about the Wisconsin average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Wyalusing: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 130 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Wyalusing on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 the trip to work from Wyalusing ends
Where Wyalusing clocks in
15% 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.
In Wyalusing, 87% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wyalusing, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 23. 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 Wyalusing’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Wyalusing: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wyalusing workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 145 commuters (the 7% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Wyalusing
About 28% 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.
How Wyalusing compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bridgeport (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wyalusing workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyalusing | – | — | — | 22 min | $76,875 |
| Bridgeport | 4% | B+ | B | 18 min | $96,250 |
| Patch Grove | 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Bloomington | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Bagley | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Millville | under 3% | — | — | 45 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Patch Grove, Bloomington, Bagley and Millville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wyalusing’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 Wyalusing: questions
What is the median household income in Wyalusing?
$76,875 (±$22,554) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wyalusing?
5.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wyalusing?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wyalusing work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Prairie du Chien (15%, 7 mi), Bloomington (8%, 10 mi), Madison (8%, 85 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wyalusing 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 Wyalusing, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wyalusing
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.