Work & commute · Barksdale

Work & commute in Barksdale, WI

Most working residents leave Barksdale for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Ashland (30%), Washburn (24%) and Bayfield (5%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

5 of 311 working residents

Typical commute

7 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 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 306 Barksdale residents head out of town to work, 5 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Barksdale.

306live here, work elsewhere

5live and work here

33work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Barksdale goes to work

Ashland9.4 mi away

30%93

Washburn9.1 mi away

24%75

Bayfield18.4 mi away

5%16

Eileen5.7 mi away

2%7

Russell25.6 mi away

2%6

La Crosse192.4 mi away

2%5

Superior48.5 mi away

2%5

Barksdale (in town)right here

2%5

Bayfield19.6 mi away

2%5

White River14.6 mi away

2%5

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%89

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

How far

How far Barksdale commutes

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

60%

14%

24%

60%Under 10 mi

14%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Barksdale is a commuter town

0.12jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Barksdale are

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

Jobs based in Barksdale

38 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities5%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less32%

$1,251–$3,333 a month42%

Over $3,333 a month26%

Jobs Barksdale residents hold

311 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−12%

Jobs based in Barksdale, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 38. 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.