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Work & commute · Preston

Work & commute in Preston, WI

Most working residents leave Preston for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Adams (10%), Friendship (10%) and Wisconsin Rapids (3%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
2%
9 of 516 working residents
Typical commute
27 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
25 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
6%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 507 Preston residents head out of town to work, 9 work right here, and 109 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Preston.

507live here, work elsewhere
9live and work here
109work here, live elsewhere
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The map

Where Preston goes to work

FriendshipAdamsNekoosaMaustonLake DeltonPloverWisconsin RapidsGreen BayMadisonDeerfieldPrestonStrongs PrairieRomeAdamsBig FlatsWestfieldRichfieldAdamsFriendshipWisconsin RapidsMadisonAdamsWestfieldMaustonLake DeltonGreen BayPreston
1
Adams4.6 mi away
10%51
2
Friendship3.6 mi away
10%50
3
Wisconsin Rapids25.9 mi away
3%17
4
Madison66.8 mi away
3%14
5
Adams5.6 mi away
2%11
6
Westfield17 mi away
2%11
7
Mauston20.9 mi away
2%10
8
Lake Delton29.5 mi away
2%10
9
Green Bay95.7 mi away
2%10
10
Preston (in town)right here
2%9
Everywhere elseother towns and states
63%323

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

How far

How far Preston commutes

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

27%Under 10 mi
19%10–24 mi
18%25–50 mi
36%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Preston is a commuter town

0.23jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Preston are

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

Jobs based in Preston

118 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)26%
Trade, transport & utilities43%
Services (health, schools, offices…)31%
$1,250 a month or less31%
$1,251–$3,333 a month36%
Over $3,333 a month33%

Jobs Preston residents hold

516 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)21%
Trade, transport & utilities26%
Services (health, schools, offices…)53%
$1,250 a month or less22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%
Over $3,333 a month50%
+28%

Jobs based in Preston, 2013 → 2023: 92 → 118. 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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