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La FolletteWI

A town of 657. A regional job hub with 537 jobs.

Population
657
+4.3% since 2010
Median home value
$309K
Census ACS
Household income
$71K
median
Median age
51.7
years
Jobs based here
537
A job hub

What makes La Follette stand out

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Small town

657 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

About one in five working residents works right in La Follette

Most working residents leave La Follette for work: only 19% work in town. The top destinations are Webster (7%), Turtle Lake (6%) and Siren (5%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

19%work in town

Where working residents work

In La Follette19%
Webster7%
Turtle Lake6%
Siren5%
Grantsburg5%
15 mi
median commute distance
537
jobs based in La Follette
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

La Follette has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 2°, and about 56 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

56″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–25°
Spring31–54°
Summer56–79°
Fall35–55°
Sep 28
typical first frost
May 14
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.

64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
64High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy La Follette is

La Follette beats the Wisconsin average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

32 measures vs. Wisconsin
2 better20 too close to call10 worse
What stands outLa FolletteWI
More adults treating high blood pressure81.8%77.8%
More adults getting cholesterol checked87.9%85.9%
More adults with COPD8.8%6.5%
Indianhead Medical Ctr
15.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A job hub

Every workday, about 500 people come to La Follette for work

Where La Follette’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

7% → Webster Webster 7% 6% → Turtle Lake Turtle Lake 6% 5% → Siren Siren 5% 5% → Grantsburg Grantsburg 5% 4% → Spooner Spooner 4% 4% → Shell Lake Shell Lake 4% La Follette · 19% stay
537jobs based in La Follette
19%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About La Follette

Town in Wisconsin, United States

La Follette is a town in Burnett County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 559 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Coomer and Hertel are located in the town.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
559
Area
39 sq mi
Elevation
965 ft

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