Work & commute · Rome

Work & commute in Rome, WI

Most working residents leave Rome for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Wisconsin Rapids (14%), Stevens Point (5%) and Nekoosa (3%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

13%

163 of 1,214 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

37 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

23%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,051 Rome residents head out of town to work, 163 work right here, and 412 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Rome.

1,051live here, work elsewhere

163live and work here

412work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Rome goes to work

Wisconsin Rapids13.1 mi away

14%171

Rome (in town)right here

13%163

Stevens Point25.9 mi away

5%56

Nekoosa8.7 mi away

3%33

Madison79.5 mi away

2%29

Marshfield36.2 mi away

2%25

Milwaukee121.7 mi away

2%24

Leola7.6 mi away

2%22

Plover22.7 mi away

2%21

Wausau53.1 mi away

2%21

Everywhere elseother towns and states

53%649

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

How far

How far Rome commutes

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

20%

31%

16%

33%

20%Under 10 mi

31%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

33%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Rome is a commuter town

0.47jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Rome are

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

Jobs based in Rome

575 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)6%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)84%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month36%

Jobs Rome residents hold

1,214 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month53%

+62%

Jobs based in Rome, 2013 → 2023: 354 → 575. 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.