Work & commute · Hay River

Work & commute in Hay River, WI

Most working residents leave Hay River for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Menomonie (20%), Eau Claire (6%) and Colfax (4%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 310 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

35 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 308 Hay River residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Hay River.

308live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

39work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Hay River goes to work

Menomonie13.8 mi away

20%63

Eau Claire29.2 mi away

6%20

Colfax12.9 mi away

4%11

Barron22.5 mi away

3%9

Chippewa Falls29.7 mi away

3%9

Boyceville5 mi away

3%8

Minneapolis, MN64.6 mi away

2%7

New Richmond29 mi away

2%7

Madison186.5 mi away

2%6

Glenwood City10.5 mi away

2%5

Everywhere elseother towns and states

53%165

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

How far

How far Hay River commutes

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

11%

40%

25%

24%

11%Under 10 mi

40%10–24 mi

25%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Hay River 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 Hay River are

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

Jobs based in Hay River

41 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)44%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)41%

$1,250 a month or less37%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month34%

Jobs Hay River residents hold

310 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month59%

+273%

Jobs based in Hay River, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 41. 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.