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GratiotWI

A town of 305.

Population
305
residents
Median home value
$151K
Census ACS
Household income
$42K
median
Median age
41.5
years
Jobs based here
21
A commuter town
Small town

305 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 70° · L 63°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Gratiot

Most working residents leave Gratiot for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Darlington (15%), Monroe (15%) and Madison (5%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Gratiot1%
Darlington15%
Monroe15%
Madison5%
Mineral Point4%
19 mi
median commute distance
21
jobs based in Gratiot
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Gratiot has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

32″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–31°
Spring36–58°
Summer59–81°
Fall39–60°
Oct 9
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 33% of U.S. communities.

33risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
33Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHail
1
paid flood claims since 2019
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Gratiot is

Gratiot beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better28 too close to call4 worse
What stands outGratiotWI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15%9.9%
More adults with COPD8.2%6.5%
More adults with heart disease7.8%6.6%
Lafayette Hospital and Clinics
8.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Gratiot is conserved land

1.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 349 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 2.2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Gratiot for work

Where Gratiot’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

15% → Darlington Darlington 15% 15% → Monroe Monroe 15% 5% → Madison Madison 5% 4% → Mineral Point Mineral Point 4% 3% → Dubuque Dubuque 3% 3% → Benton Benton 3% Gratiot · 1% stay
21jobs based in Gratiot
1%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Gratiot

Village in Wisconsin, United States

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Gratiot is a village in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 224 at the 2020 census. The village is surrounded by the Town of Gratiot.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
224
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
823 ft
ZIP code
53541
Area code
608

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