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Work & commute · Readstown

Work & commute in Readstown, WI

Most working residents leave Readstown for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Viroqua (23%), La Crosse (10%) and Franklin (5%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
1%
2 of 155 working residents
Typical commute
20 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
18 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
8%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 153 Readstown residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 79 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Readstown.

153live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
79work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Readstown goes to work

Grundy CenterRochesterCashtonReadstownWestbyViroquaRichland CenterPrairie du ChienSpartaOnalaskaLa CrosseMadisonJeffersonKickapooClaytonViroquaLibertyFranklinViroquaLa CrosseFranklinWestbyRichland CenterRochesterCashtonPrairie du ChienSpartaMadisonReadstown
1
Viroqua10 mi away
23%36
2
La Crosse34.9 mi away
10%15
3
Franklin7 mi away
5%8
4
Westby15 mi away
5%7
5
Richland Center20.3 mi away
3%4
6
Rochester, MN94.3 mi away
2%3
7
Cashton20.3 mi away
2%3
8
Prairie du Chien33.9 mi away
2%3
9
Sparta33.9 mi away
2%3
10
Madison71.4 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%70

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

How far

How far Readstown 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
27%10–24 mi
18%25–50 mi
27%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Readstown is a commuter town

0.52jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Readstown are

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

Jobs based in Readstown

81 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)5%
Trade, transport & utilities51%
Services (health, schools, offices…)44%
$1,250 a month or less42%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%
Over $3,333 a month20%

Jobs Readstown residents hold

155 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)28%
Trade, transport & utilities21%
Services (health, schools, offices…)51%
$1,250 a month or less23%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%
Over $3,333 a month53%
+35%

Jobs based in Readstown, 2013 → 2023: 60 → 81. 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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