Work & commute · Scandinavia

Work & commute in Scandinavia, WI

Most working residents leave Scandinavia for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Iola (16%), Waupaca (10%) and Stevens Point (6%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

3 of 154 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 151 Scandinavia residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Scandinavia.

151live here, work elsewhere

3live and work here

88work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Scandinavia goes to work

Iola3.7 mi away

16%25

Waupaca8.5 mi away

10%16

Stevens Point20.4 mi away

6%9

Weyauwega14.2 mi away

5%7

Farmington6.1 mi away

4%6

Appleton39.5 mi away

3%5

Madison95.9 mi away

3%5

Amherst6.7 mi away

3%4

Plover19.3 mi away

3%4

Oshkosh41.8 mi away

3%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%69

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

How far

How far Scandinavia commutes

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

40%

19%

16%

25%

40%Under 10 mi

19%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Scandinavia is a commuter town

0.59jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Scandinavia are

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

Jobs based in Scandinavia

91 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities42%

Services (health, schools, offices…)30%

$1,250 a month or less31%

$1,251–$3,333 a month14%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Scandinavia residents hold

154 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month58%

+18%

Jobs based in Scandinavia, 2013 → 2023: 77 → 91. 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.