Work & commute · Oma

Work & commute in Oma, WI

Most working residents leave Oma for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Mercer (18%), Hurley (9%) and Lac du Flambeau (6%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 99 working residents

Typical commute

25 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

26%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 97 Oma residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Oma.

97live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

35work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Oma goes to work

Mercer9.2 mi away

18%18

Hurley12.7 mi away

9%9

Lac du Flambeau23.8 mi away

6%6

Ashland42.7 mi away

4%4

Rhinelander54.8 mi away

3%3

Appleton161.2 mi away

3%3

Manitowish Waters15.4 mi away

3%3

Ironwood, MI12.2 mi away

2%2

Eagan, MN179.9 mi away

2%2

Phillips43.4 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%47

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

How far

How far Oma commutes

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

17%

33%

12%

37%

17%Under 10 mi

33%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

37%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Oma is a commuter town

0.37jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Oma are

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

Jobs based in Oma

37 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)3%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)97%

$1,250 a month or less57%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month11%

Jobs Oma residents hold

99 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month53%

+270%

Jobs based in Oma, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 37. 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.