Work & commute · Ironton

Work & commute in Ironton, WI

Most working residents leave Ironton for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Reedsburg (26%), Madison (11%) and Baraboo (6%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

5 of 316 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

33 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 311 Ironton residents head out of town to work, 5 work right here, and 81 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ironton.

311live here, work elsewhere

5live and work here

81work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ironton goes to work

Reedsburg7.5 mi away

26%81

Madison46.8 mi away

11%34

Baraboo20.7 mi away

6%18

Wisconsin Dells20.1 mi away

2%6

Lake Delton18.6 mi away

2%6

Viola26.6 mi away

2%5

Mauston19.5 mi away

2%5

Middleton43 mi away

2%5

Janesville81.3 mi away

2%5

La Valle5.2 mi away

2%5

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%146

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

How far

How far Ironton commutes

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

32%

22%

16%

29%

32%Under 10 mi

22%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

29%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ironton is a commuter town

0.27jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Ironton are

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

Jobs based in Ironton

86 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)95%

Trade, transport & utilities1%

Services (health, schools, offices…)3%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Ironton residents hold

316 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month55%

+23%

Jobs based in Ironton, 2013 → 2023: 70 → 86. 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.