Work & commute · Edson

Work & commute in Edson, WI

Most working residents leave Edson for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Eau Claire (19%), Chippewa Falls (15%) and Cadott (7%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

4 of 386 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

30 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

24%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 382 Edson residents head out of town to work, 4 work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Edson.

382live here, work elsewhere

4live and work here

45work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Edson goes to work

Eau Claire23.9 mi away

19%74

Chippewa Falls18.1 mi away

15%58

Cadott7.2 mi away

7%27

Lake Hallie19.7 mi away

3%12

Menomonie43.4 mi away

3%11

La Crosse75.2 mi away

3%10

Thorp11.4 mi away

2%9

Stanley5.3 mi away

2%9

Altoona21.7 mi away

2%9

Boyd3.5 mi away

2%8

Everywhere elseother towns and states

41%159

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

How far

How far Edson commutes

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

15%

44%

21%

20%

15%Under 10 mi

44%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Edson is a commuter town

0.13jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Edson are

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

Jobs based in Edson

49 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less31%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Edson residents hold

386 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month63%

+96%

Jobs based in Edson, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 49. 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.