Work & commute · Anson

Work & commute in Anson, WI

Most working residents leave Anson for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Chippewa Falls (26%), Eau Claire (20%) and Bloomer (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

21 of 995 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

18%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 974 Anson residents head out of town to work, 21 work right here, and 336 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Anson.

974live here, work elsewhere

21live and work here

336work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Anson goes to work

Chippewa Falls8.7 mi away

26%256

Eau Claire18.1 mi away

20%198

Bloomer12.9 mi away

5%47

Lake Hallie12.2 mi away

5%47

Eagle Point4.9 mi away

3%26

Altoona17.6 mi away

3%25

Anson (in town)right here

2%21

Menomonie33.2 mi away

2%20

Cornell11.3 mi away

2%18

Union22.3 mi away

2%17

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%320

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

How far

How far Anson commutes

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

36%

39%

18%

36%Under 10 mi

39%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Anson 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 Anson are

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

Jobs based in Anson

357 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)51%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)29%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month66%

Jobs Anson residents hold

995 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month66%

+51%

Jobs based in Anson, 2013 → 2023: 237 → 357. 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.