Work & commute · Almena

Work & commute in Almena, WI

Most working residents leave Almena for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Turtle Lake (13%), Rice Lake (9%) and Cumberland (8%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

4 of 396 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

20%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 392 Almena residents head out of town to work, 4 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Almena.

392live here, work elsewhere

4live and work here

64work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Almena goes to work

Turtle Lake3.7 mi away

13%52

Rice Lake17.7 mi away

9%34

Cumberland8.1 mi away

8%32

Barron12.6 mi away

6%25

Clear Lake15 mi away

4%17

Amery15.5 mi away

3%12

Turtle Lake6.9 mi away

3%10

Clinton6.2 mi away

3%10

Eau Claire51.6 mi away

2%9

New Richmond30.3 mi away

2%8

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%187

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

How far

How far Almena commutes

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

31%

29%

15%

26%

31%Under 10 mi

29%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Almena is a commuter town

0.17jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Almena are

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

Jobs based in Almena

68 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)66%

Trade, transport & utilities6%

Services (health, schools, offices…)28%

$1,250 a month or less43%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month31%

Jobs Almena residents hold

396 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month58%

−51%

Jobs based in Almena, 2013 → 2023: 139 → 68. 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.