Work & commute · Neenah

Work & commute in Neenah, WI

Most working residents leave Neenah for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Appleton (13%), Oshkosh (10%) and Fox Crossing (9%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
18%
2,462 of 13,340 working residents
Typical commute
8 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
18 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 10,878 Neenah residents head out of town to work, 2,462 work right here, and 14,994 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Neenah.

10,878live here, work elsewhere
2,462live and work here
14,994work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Neenah goes to work

MenashaKaukaunaNeenahFox CrossingAppletonFond du LacGreen BayGreenvilleOshkoshHarrisonMilwaukeeClaytonNeenahGrand ChuteVinlandAppletonOshkoshFox CrossingGrand ChuteMenashaGreenvilleMilwaukeeGreen BayFond du LacNeenah
1
Neenah (in town)right here
18%2,462
2
Appleton9.1 mi away
13%1,747
3
Oshkosh10.6 mi away
10%1,343
4
Fox Crossing4.1 mi away
9%1,176
5
Grand Chute9 mi away
8%1,074
6
Menasha4.2 mi away
4%508
7
Greenville8.9 mi away
3%372
8
Milwaukee80.3 mi away
2%234
9
Green Bay34.7 mi away
2%232
10
Fond du Lac27.2 mi away
2%222
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%3,970

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

How far

How far Neenah commutes

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

61%Under 10 mi
15%10–24 mi
10%25–50 mi
14%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Neenah is balanced between jobs and homes

1.31jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.31 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Neenah are

17,456 jobs are based in Neenah. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Neenah’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Neenah

17,456 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)31%
Trade, transport & utilities15%
Services (health, schools, offices…)54%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month24%
Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs Neenah residents hold

13,340 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)26%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)55%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month23%
Over $3,333 a month62%
−3%

Jobs based in Neenah, 2013 → 2023: 18,052 → 17,456. 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.

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