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Work & commute · Wolf River

Work & commute in Wolf River, WI

Most working residents leave Wolf River for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Oshkosh (14%), Neenah (10%) and Fox Crossing (9%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
1%
7 of 599 working residents
Typical commute
19 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
30 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
16%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 592 Wolf River residents head out of town to work, 7 work right here, and 108 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Wolf River.

592live here, work elsewhere
7live and work here
108work here, live elsewhere
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The map

Where Wolf River goes to work

WinneconneNew LondonWaupacaNeenahFox CrossingAppletonGreenvilleOshkoshMadisonMilwaukeeClaytonBloomfieldPoyganRushfordCaledoniaWinchesterWolf RiverFremontGrand ChuteOshkoshNeenahFox CrossingAppletonGrand ChuteGreenvilleMadisonMilwaukeeWinneconneWinchesterWolf River
1
Oshkosh17.4 mi away
14%82
2
Neenah17.3 mi away
10%57
3
Fox Crossing17.4 mi away
9%53
4
Appleton22.7 mi away
8%46
5
Grand Chute20 mi away
8%45
6
Greenville15.4 mi away
3%20
7
Madison81.7 mi away
3%15
8
Milwaukee88.8 mi away
2%14
9
Winneconne7.4 mi away
2%12
10
Winchester6.5 mi away
2%12
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%243

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

How far

How far Wolf River commutes

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

7%Under 10 mi
66%10–24 mi
11%25–50 mi
17%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Wolf River is a commuter town

0.19jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Wolf River are

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

Jobs based in Wolf River

115 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)33%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)43%
$1,250 a month or less27%
$1,251–$3,333 a month23%
Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Wolf River residents hold

599 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)32%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)50%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%
Over $3,333 a month65%
+34%

Jobs based in Wolf River, 2013 → 2023: 86 → 115. 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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