Work & commute · Bridge Creek

Work & commute in Bridge Creek, WI

Most working residents leave Bridge Creek for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Eau Claire (19%), Augusta (12%) and Osseo (7%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

49 of 736 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

16%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 687 Bridge Creek residents head out of town to work, 49 work right here, and 179 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Bridge Creek.

687live here, work elsewhere

49live and work here

179work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Bridge Creek goes to work

Eau Claire23 mi away

19%137

Augusta4.3 mi away

12%88

Osseo12.3 mi away

7%50

Bridge Creek (in town)right here

7%49

Altoona20.1 mi away

6%42

Chippewa Falls22.6 mi away

4%28

Marshfield43.2 mi away

2%14

Menomonie43.9 mi away

2%13

Wilson7 mi away

1%11

Lake Hallie22 mi away

1%10

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%294

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

How far

How far Bridge Creek commutes

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

26%

37%

13%

23%

26%Under 10 mi

37%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Bridge Creek is a commuter town

0.31jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Bridge Creek are

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

Jobs based in Bridge Creek

228 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities6%

Services (health, schools, offices…)81%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Bridge Creek residents hold

736 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month56%

+133%

Jobs based in Bridge Creek, 2013 → 2023: 98 → 228. 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.