Work & commute · Amherst Junction

Work & commute in Amherst Junction, WI

Most working residents leave Amherst Junction for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Stevens Point (27%), Plover (7%) and Amherst (6%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 183 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

17%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 183 Amherst Junction residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Amherst Junction.

183live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

59work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Amherst Junction goes to work

Stevens Point12.2 mi away

27%49

Plover11 mi away

7%13

Amherst2.2 mi away

6%11

Amherst1.1 mi away

3%6

Waupaca14.6 mi away

3%5

Wisconsin Rapids25.8 mi away

3%5

Rothschild31.7 mi away

2%4

Iola10.2 mi away

2%3

Ashwaubenon60.5 mi away

2%3

Fox Crossing44.7 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%81

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

How far

How far Amherst Junction commutes

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

18%

42%

20%

18%Under 10 mi

42%10–24 mi

20%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Amherst Junction is a commuter town

0.32jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Amherst Junction are

59 jobs are based in Amherst Junction. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Amherst Junction’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Amherst Junction

59 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)44%

Trade, transport & utilities37%

Services (health, schools, offices…)19%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month15%

Over $3,333 a month66%

Jobs Amherst Junction residents hold

183 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month57%

−40%

Jobs based in Amherst Junction, 2013 → 2023: 98 → 59. 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.