Work & commute · Kelly

Work & commute in Kelly, WI

Most working residents leave Kelly for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Ashland (34%), Washburn (10%) and Mellen (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 201 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 199 Kelly residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Kelly.

199live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

50work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Kelly goes to work

Ashland10.2 mi away

34%69

Washburn15.7 mi away

10%20

Mellen18.1 mi away

3%6

Eileen5.7 mi away

3%6

Duluth, MN58.6 mi away

2%5

La Crosse182.3 mi away

2%4

Superior54.4 mi away

2%4

White River6 mi away

2%4

Drummond17.4 mi away

2%4

Mason6 mi away

2%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

37%75

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

How far

How far Kelly commutes

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

27%

40%

27%

27%Under 10 mi

40%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Kelly is a commuter town

0.26jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Kelly are

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

Jobs based in Kelly

52 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities35%

Services (health, schools, offices…)44%

$1,250 a month or less35%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month40%

Jobs Kelly residents hold

201 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month47%

−16%

Jobs based in Kelly, 2013 → 2023: 62 → 52. 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.