Work & commute · Biron

Work & commute in Biron, WI

Most working residents leave Biron for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Wisconsin Rapids (33%), Stevens Point (9%) and Plover (6%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

10 of 352 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 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 342 Biron residents head out of town to work, 10 work right here, and 570 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Biron.

342live here, work elsewhere

10live and work here

570work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Biron goes to work

Wisconsin Rapids3.9 mi away

33%115

Stevens Point12.6 mi away

9%30

Plover11.5 mi away

6%22

Madison94.1 mi away

3%11

Saratoga10 mi away

3%11

Biron (in town)right here

3%10

Marshfield25.8 mi away

3%10

Wausau37.3 mi away

2%7

Grand Rapids3.4 mi away

2%7

Nekoosa10.6 mi away

1%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%125

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

How far

How far Biron commutes

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

42%

22%

27%

42%Under 10 mi

22%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Biron 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 Biron are

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

Jobs based in Biron

580 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)64%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)20%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month12%

Over $3,333 a month73%

Jobs Biron residents hold

352 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month50%

−21%

Jobs based in Biron, 2013 → 2023: 731 → 580. 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.