Work & commute · Almena

Work & commute in Almena, WI

Most working residents leave Almena for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Turtle Lake (13%), Rice Lake (11%) and Cumberland (8%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

8 of 359 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 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 351 Almena residents head out of town to work, 8 work right here, and 194 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Almena.

351live here, work elsewhere

8live and work here

194work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Almena goes to work

Turtle Lake5.7 mi away

13%45

Rice Lake15.1 mi away

11%38

Cumberland8.5 mi away

8%28

Barron9.4 mi away

7%26

Amery17.5 mi away

3%10

Almena (in town)right here

2%8

Eau Claire49 mi away

2%8

Turtle Lake6.6 mi away

2%8

Clinton3.2 mi away

2%8

Clear Lake16 mi away

2%7

Everywhere elseother towns and states

48%173

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.

38%

23%

18%

21%

38%Under 10 mi

23%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Almena is a commuter town

0.56jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Almena are

202 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

202 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities65%

Services (health, schools, offices…)23%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month49%

Jobs Almena residents hold

359 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)37%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month57%

−82%

Jobs based in Almena, 2013 → 2023: 1,115 → 202. 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.