Work & commute · Townsend

Work & commute in Townsend, WI

Most working residents leave Townsend for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Lakewood (10%), Wabeno (7%) and Riverview (5%). Half commute less than 39 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

30 of 385 working residents

Typical commute

39 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

24%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 355 Townsend residents head out of town to work, 30 work right here, and 108 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Townsend.

355live here, work elsewhere

30live and work here

108work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Townsend goes to work

Lakewood9.8 mi away

10%39

Townsend (in town)right here

8%30

Wabeno9 mi away

7%27

Riverview11.2 mi away

5%18

Green Bay64.4 mi away

4%16

Mountain15.5 mi away

4%15

Wausau55.5 mi away

2%9

Ashwaubenon64.8 mi away

2%8

Shawano38.7 mi away

2%7

Antigo28.5 mi away

2%7

Everywhere elseother towns and states

54%209

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

How far

How far Townsend commutes

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

28%

12%

15%

45%

28%Under 10 mi

12%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

45%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Townsend is a commuter town

0.36jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Townsend are

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

Jobs based in Townsend

138 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)1%

Trade, transport & utilities31%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less39%

$1,251–$3,333 a month44%

Over $3,333 a month17%

Jobs Townsend residents hold

385 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month44%

−10%

Jobs based in Townsend, 2013 → 2023: 154 → 138. 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.