Work & commute · Dexter

Work & commute in Dexter, WI

Most working residents leave Dexter for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Marshfield (28%), Pittsville (9%) and Wisconsin Rapids (6%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 148 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

38 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 147 Dexter residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Dexter.

147live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

21work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Dexter goes to work

Marshfield18.7 mi away

28%41

Pittsville3.3 mi away

9%13

Wisconsin Rapids15.7 mi away

6%9

Nekoosa13 mi away

3%4

Milwaukee142.4 mi away

3%4

Ashwaubenon101.7 mi away

2%3

Eau Claire72.6 mi away

2%3

Cameron15.4 mi away

2%3

Neillsville24.8 mi away

1%2

Abbotsford38.9 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%64

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

How far

How far Dexter commutes

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

11%

43%

12%

33%

11%Under 10 mi

43%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

33%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Dexter is a commuter town

0.15jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Dexter are

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

Jobs based in Dexter

22 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)91%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)9%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month9%

Over $3,333 a month73%

Jobs Dexter residents hold

148 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)36%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)39%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+144%

Jobs based in Dexter, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 22. 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.