Work & commute · Algoma

Work & commute in Algoma, WI

About one in 4 of Algoma’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Sturgeon Bay (14%), Green Bay (8%) and Luxemburg (3%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

25%

378 of 1,538 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,160 Algoma residents head out of town to work, 378 work right here, and 675 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Algoma.

1,160live here, work elsewhere

378live and work here

675work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Algoma goes to work

Algoma (in town)right here

25%378

Sturgeon Bay15.5 mi away

14%220

Green Bay27.1 mi away

8%116

Luxemburg13.4 mi away

3%50

Ashwaubenon32.7 mi away

3%40

Lincoln6.5 mi away

2%35

Manitowoc36.9 mi away

2%26

Pierce5.3 mi away

2%25

Madison144 mi away

1%21

De Pere33.4 mi away

1%20

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%607

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Algoma commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

31%

27%

20%

22%

31%Under 10 mi

27%10–24 mi

20%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Algoma is a commuter town

0.68jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.68 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Algoma are

1,053 jobs are based in Algoma. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Algoma’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Algoma

1,053 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)40%

Trade, transport & utilities9%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Algoma residents hold

1,538 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)37%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)43%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−31%

Jobs based in Algoma, 2013 → 2023: 1,525 → 1,053. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.