Work & commute · Hayward

Work & commute in Hayward, WI

About one in 3 of Hayward’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Hayward (21%), Bass Lake (3%) and Superior (3%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

33%

348 of 1,058 working residents

Typical commute

6 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

12 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 710 Hayward residents head out of town to work, 348 work right here, and 2,488 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Hayward.

710live here, work elsewhere

348live and work here

2,488work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Hayward goes to work

Hayward (in town)right here

33%348

Hayward4.2 mi away

21%218

Bass Lake5 mi away

3%34

Superior55.2 mi away

3%27

Minong22.3 mi away

2%25

Lenroot8.5 mi away

2%22

Ashland49.5 mi away

2%21

Eau Claire82.1 mi away

2%21

Round Lake18.2 mi away

2%16

Rice Lake38 mi away

1%12

Everywhere elseother towns and states

30%314

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.

59%

28%

59%Under 10 mi

8%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Hayward is a job hub

2.68jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Hayward are

2,836 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

2,836 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Hayward residents hold

1,058 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month53%

+27%

Jobs based in Hayward, 2013 → 2023: 2,234 → 2,836. 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.