Work & commute · Knowlton

Work & commute in Knowlton, WI

Most working residents leave Knowlton for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Wausau (15%), Marshfield (13%) and Stevens Point (5%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

34 of 986 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 952 Knowlton residents head out of town to work, 34 work right here, and 367 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Knowlton.

952live here, work elsewhere

34live and work here

367work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Knowlton goes to work

Wausau16 mi away

15%144

Marshfield25.2 mi away

13%133

Stevens Point15.4 mi away

5%51

Weston12.5 mi away

5%49

Mosinee4.3 mi away

5%48

Schofield12.8 mi away

4%42

Knowlton (in town)right here

3%34

Rothschild10.1 mi away

2%22

Wisconsin Rapids24.7 mi away

2%20

Marathon City16.9 mi away

2%19

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%424

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

How far

How far Knowlton commutes

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

12%

56%

10%

22%

12%Under 10 mi

56%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Knowlton is a commuter town

0.41jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Knowlton are

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

Jobs based in Knowlton

401 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)69%

Trade, transport & utilities6%

Services (health, schools, offices…)25%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month72%

Jobs Knowlton residents hold

986 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month65%

+81%

Jobs based in Knowlton, 2013 → 2023: 222 → 401. 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.