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Work & commute · Hayward

Work & commute in Hayward, WI

About one in 4 of Hayward’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Hayward (26%), Bass Lake (7%) and Lenroot (3%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
25%
355 of 1,446 working residents
Typical commute
6 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
18 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
13%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,091 Hayward residents head out of town to work, 355 work right here, and 1,601 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Hayward.

1,091live here, work elsewhere
355live and work here
1,601work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Hayward goes to work

HaywardRice LakeEau ClaireSuperiorMadisonRound LakeSpider LakeCouderayBass LakeStinnettHunterLenrootMinongSand LakeBass LakeHaywardLittle Round LakeChief LakeReserveHaywardBass LakeLenrootEau ClaireSuperiorRice LakeRound LakeMinongMadisonHayward
1
Hayward4.2 mi away
26%382
2
Hayward (in town)right here
25%355
3
Bass Lake3.8 mi away
7%99
4
Lenroot9.2 mi away
3%38
5
Eau Claire81.1 mi away
2%27
6
Superior58.3 mi away
2%23
7
Rice Lake38.5 mi away
1%20
8
Round Lake14.5 mi away
1%20
9
Minong26.5 mi away
1%20
10
Madison222.9 mi away
1%19
Everywhere elseother towns and states
31%443

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

How far

How far Hayward commutes

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

60%Under 10 mi
7%10–24 mi
5%25–50 mi
28%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Hayward is balanced between jobs and homes

1.35jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.35 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Hayward are

1,956 jobs are based in Hayward. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hayward’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Hayward

1,956 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)15%
Trade, transport & utilities10%
Services (health, schools, offices…)75%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month32%
Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Hayward residents hold

1,446 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)17%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)63%
$1,250 a month or less18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month32%
Over $3,333 a month50%
+24%

Jobs based in Hayward, 2013 → 2023: 1,577 → 1,956. 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.

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