Work & commute · Ludington

Work & commute in Ludington, WI

Most working residents leave Ludington for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Eau Claire (32%), Fall Creek (7%) and Chippewa Falls (6%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 484 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 483 Ludington residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ludington.

483live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

31work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ludington goes to work

Eau Claire16.5 mi away

32%153

Fall Creek6.6 mi away

7%33

Chippewa Falls14.2 mi away

6%28

Altoona13.8 mi away

6%27

Osseo16.1 mi away

5%22

Union21.6 mi away

4%18

Washington12.8 mi away

3%14

Augusta9.3 mi away

3%13

Lake Hallie14.1 mi away

2%10

Menomonie37.2 mi away

1%7

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%159

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

How far

How far Ludington commutes

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

12%

64%

19%

12%Under 10 mi

64%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ludington is a commuter town

0.07jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Ludington are

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

Jobs based in Ludington

32 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)69%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)19%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month66%

Jobs Ludington residents hold

484 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+300%

Jobs based in Ludington, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 32. 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.