Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0For about half of its working residents, Zoar is a commute to Menominee
8 jobs are based in Zoar, and 37 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers, next to 13% for Wisconsin as a whole. Hardly any work in Zoar; the top destination outside it is Menominee (46%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Zoar
On a workday 37 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 60 people are in Zoar on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.22 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Zoar ends
Where Zoar clocks in
46% of workers
11% of workers
3% 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 kinds of work in Zoar
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Zoar, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 8. 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 Zoar’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Zoar
of Zoar workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 commuters (the 5% 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 far Zoar goes to work
About 38% 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.
Zoar and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Zoar workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoar | – | — | — | — | $61,964 |
| Neopit | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Neopit: 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 Zoar’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 Zoar: questions
What is the median household income in Zoar?
$61,964 (±$50,876) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Zoar?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Zoar work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Zoar without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Zoar, from the people who make the trip.
More of Zoar
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.