Work and Jobs in Ottawa, Wisconsin (WI) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
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The most common industries in Ottawa are: Health care (11.8% of civilian employees), Construction (10.8% of civilian employees), Educational services (6.9% of civilian employees). 70.3% of workers are employees of private companies, which is about the same as the rate of 70.2% across the entire state of Wisconsin.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Health care | 11.8% (257) | 1.5% (17) | 23.2% (240) |
| Construction | 10.8% (235) | 18.8% (214) | 2.0% (21) |
| Educational services | 6.9% (149) | 4.0% (45) | 10.1% (104) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 6.3% (137) | 6.7% (76) | 5.9% (61) |
| Machinery | 4.9% (106) | 6.9% (78) | 2.7% (28) |
| Metal and metal products | 3.9% (85) | 6.5% (74) | 1.1% (11) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 3.5% (76) | 4.6% (52) | 2.3% (24) |
| Public administration | 2.8% (61) | 3.7% (42) | 1.8% (19) |
| Accommodation and food services | 2.8% (60) | 0.6% (7) | 5.1% (53) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.7% (59) | 1.3% (15) | 4.3% (44) |
| Computer and electronic products | 2.5% (54) | 4.5% (51) | 0.3% (3) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 2.5% (54) | 1.9% (22) | 3.1% (32) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 2.3% (51) | 2.6% (30) | 2.0% (21) |
| Finance and insurance | 2.2% (48) | 0.2% (2) | 4.5% (46) |
| Utilities | 2.2% (47) | 2.6% (30) | 1.6% (17) |
| Food and beverage stores | 2.1% (46) | 2.1% (24) | 2.1% (22) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 2.1% (45) | 1.8% (20) | 2.4% (25) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 1.9% (42) | 2.8% (32) | 1.0% (10) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.9% (41) | 3.3% (37) | 0.4% (4) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.8% (38) | 0.4% (5) | 3.2% (33) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 1.6% (35) | 3.1% (35) | 0.0% (0) |
| Printing and related support activities | 1.5% (32) | 1.7% (19) | 1.3% (13) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.4% (31) | 2.7% (31) | 0.0% (0) |
| Transportation equipment | 1.4% (30) | 2.6% (30) | 0.0% (0) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 1.3% (29) | 2.5% (29) | 0.0% (0) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.1% (23) | 0.4% (5) | 1.7% (18) |
| Social assistance | 1.0% (22) | 0.8% (9) | 1.3% (13) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 1.0% (21) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (21) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.9% (20) | 1.1% (12) | 0.8% (8) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.9% (19) | 0.0% (0) | 1.8% (19) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.9% (19) | 0.8% (9) | 1.0% (10) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.8% (17) | 1.5% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (16) | 1.1% (12) | 0.4% (4) |
| Private households | 0.6% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (13) |
| Food | 0.6% (13) | 1.1% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Petroleum and coal products | 0.6% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (13) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.6% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (13) |
| Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores | 0.5% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (11) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.5% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (11) |
| Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (10) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (10) | 0.2% (2) | 0.8% (8) |
| Fuel dealers | 0.4% (9) | 0.8% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Air transportation | 0.4% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (9) |
| Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (9) | 0.8% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Leather and allied products | 0.3% (7) | 0.6% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Warehousing and storage | 0.3% (7) | 0.4% (5) | 0.2% (2) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.2% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (5) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (5) | 0.2% (2) | 0.3% (3) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (4) | 0.2% (2) | 0.2% (2) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.2% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (4) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.1% (2) | 0.2% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.1% (2) | 0.2% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.1% (2) | 0.2% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (2) | 0.2% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Ottawa
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 4.5%Males
- 0.9%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
| Ottawa: | 6.2% (134) |
| Wisconsin: | 4.1% (109,243) |
5:30am:
| Ottawa: | 3.4% (74) |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% (96,106) |
6am:
| Ottawa: | 3.9% (84) |
| Wisconsin: | 5.7% (152,711) |
6:30am:
| Ottawa: | 9.6% (207) |
| Wisconsin: | 8.6% (230,911) |
7am:
| Ottawa: | 12.3% (264) |
| Wisconsin: | 11.2% (301,313) |
7:30am:
| Ottawa: | 16.6% (357) |
| Wisconsin: | 13.7% (369,283) |
8am:
| Ottawa: | 15.2% (327) |
| Wisconsin: | 15.1% (406,072) |
8:30am:
| Ottawa: | 5.9% (127) |
| Wisconsin: | 7.7% (207,205) |
9am:
| Ottawa: | 0.8% (18) |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% (96,083) |
10am:
| Ottawa: | 5.2% (111) |
| Wisconsin: | 3.7% (99,733) |
11am:
| Ottawa: | 1.4% (31) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.7% (46,480) |
12pm:
| Ottawa: | 1.0% (22) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.0% (27,021) |
4pm:
| Ottawa: | 8.0% (171) |
| Wisconsin: | 8.7% (233,209) |
>4pm:
| Ottawa: | 5.8% (125) |
| Wisconsin: | 7.8% (209,939) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
| Ottawa: | 1.0% (21) |
| Wisconsin: | 5.0% (135,194) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Ottawa: | 4.8% (104) |
| Wisconsin: | 14.8% (398,697) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Ottawa: | 7.4% (158) |
| Wisconsin: | 17.7% (476,569) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Ottawa: | 10.2% (218) |
| Wisconsin: | 16.4% (440,637) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Ottawa: | 13.1% (282) |
| Wisconsin: | 13.8% (372,180) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Ottawa: | 12.1% (259) |
| Wisconsin: | 5.9% (159,448) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Ottawa: | 12.5% (268) |
| Wisconsin: | 9.2% (248,714) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Ottawa: | 6.9% (149) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.2% (59,121) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Ottawa: | 5.4% (116) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.3% (61,540) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Ottawa: | 13.0% (280) |
| Wisconsin: | 4.5% (120,028) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Ottawa: | 7.1% (153) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.5% (68,071) |
90 or more minutes:
| Ottawa: | 2.0% (44) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.7% (45,110) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Ottawa: | 88.4% (1,898) |
| Wisconsin: | 79.5% (2,138,832) |
Carpooled:
| Ottawa: | 6.2% (134) |
| Wisconsin: | 9.9% (267,471) |
Ferryboat:
| Ottawa: | 0.3% (7) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.0% (227) |
Walked:
| Ottawa: | 0.3% (6) |
| Wisconsin: | 3.7% (100,301) |
Other means:
| Ottawa: | 0.3% (7) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.4% (11,907) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Ottawa: | 93.4% (1,898) |
| Wisconsin: | 88.9% (2,138,832) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Ottawa: | 6.5% (132) |
| Wisconsin: | 9.1% (217,793) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Ottawa: | 0.1% (2) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.3% (32,067) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Ottawa: | 70.3% (1,527) |
| Wisconsin: | 70.2% (1,919,753) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Ottawa: | 5.8% (126) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.8% (77,876) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Ottawa: | 10.5% (229) |
| Wisconsin: | 8.0% (219,861) |
Local government workers:
| Ottawa: | 6.3% (137) |
| Wisconsin: | 6.9% (189,838) |
State government workers:
| Ottawa: | 1.5% (33) |
| Wisconsin: | 4.1% (111,964) |
Federal government workers:
| Ottawa: | 0.8% (18) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.4% (38,990) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Ottawa: | 4.2% (91) |
| Wisconsin: | 6.1% (167,248) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Ottawa: | 0.5% (10) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.3% (9,395) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Ottawa: | 73.0% (831) |
| Wisconsin: | 73.5% (1,049,603) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Ottawa: | 8.3% (95) |
| Wisconsin: | 4.0% (57,168) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Ottawa: | 5.4% (62) |
| Wisconsin: | 4.2% (60,190) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Ottawa: | 6.2% (71) |
| Wisconsin: | 5.6% (79,290) |
State government workers - Males:
| Ottawa: | 1.1% (13) |
| Wisconsin: | 3.5% (49,348) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Ottawa: | 5.8% (66) |
| Wisconsin: | 7.5% (107,640) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Ottawa: | 67.4% (696) |
| Wisconsin: | 66.6% (870,150) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Ottawa: | 3.0% (31) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.6% (20,708) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Ottawa: | 16.2% (167) |
| Wisconsin: | 12.2% (159,671) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Ottawa: | 6.4% (66) |
| Wisconsin: | 8.5% (110,548) |
State government workers - Females:
| Ottawa: | 1.9% (20) |
| Wisconsin: | 4.8% (62,616) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Ottawa: | 1.7% (18) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.4% (18,665) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Ottawa: | 2.4% (25) |
| Wisconsin: | 4.6% (59,608) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
| Ottawa: | 1.0% (10) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.3% (4,466) |