Work & commute · Jefferson

Work & commute in Jefferson, WI

Most working residents leave Jefferson for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are La Crosse (28%), Viroqua (12%) and Westby (6%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

4 of 579 working residents

Typical commute

20 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

22%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 575 Jefferson residents head out of town to work, 4 work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Jefferson.

575live here, work elsewhere

4live and work here

40work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Jefferson goes to work

La Crosse20.9 mi away

28%162

Viroqua4.7 mi away

12%69

Westby7.6 mi away

6%33

Coon Valley8.4 mi away

5%30

Onalaska24.1 mi away

4%22

Cashton14.4 mi away

2%10

Sparta25.9 mi away

2%9

Eau Claire89.2 mi away

2%9

Chaseburg8.3 mi away

1%8

West Salem22.5 mi away

1%8

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%219

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

How far

How far Jefferson commutes

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

25%

43%

23%

25%Under 10 mi

43%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Jefferson is a commuter town

0.08jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Jefferson are

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

Jobs based in Jefferson

44 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)70%

Trade, transport & utilities9%

Services (health, schools, offices…)20%

$1,250 a month or less43%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month39%

Jobs Jefferson residents hold

579 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month61%

−29%

Jobs based in Jefferson, 2013 → 2023: 62 → 44. 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.