Work & commute · Barron

Work & commute in Barron, WI

About one in 4 of Barron’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Rice Lake (16%), Eau Claire (4%) and Turtle Lake (3%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

28%

483 of 1,728 working residents

Typical commute

9 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 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 1,245 Barron residents head out of town to work, 483 work right here, and 2,360 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Barron.

1,245live here, work elsewhere

483live and work here

2,360work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Barron goes to work

Barron (in town)right here

28%483

Rice Lake7.5 mi away

16%269

Eau Claire43.8 mi away

4%64

Turtle Lake14.8 mi away

3%51

Menomonie35.6 mi away

2%42

Barron2.5 mi away

2%37

Cumberland13.1 mi away

2%35

Stanfold8 mi away

2%31

Minneapolis, MN75.7 mi away

2%29

Madison199.6 mi away

1%20

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%667

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

How far

How far Barron commutes

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

52%

11%

16%

22%

52%Under 10 mi

11%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Barron is a job hub

1.65jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Barron are

2,843 jobs are based in Barron. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Barron’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Barron

2,843 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)37%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Barron residents hold

1,728 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)37%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month50%

−20%

Jobs based in Barron, 2013 → 2023: 3,567 → 2,843. 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.