Work & commute · Marshfield

Work & commute in Marshfield, WI

51% of Marshfield’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Wausau (3%), Stevens Point (2%) and Wisconsin Rapids (2%). Half commute less than 3 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

51%

4,878 of 9,519 working residents

Typical commute

3 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 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 4,641 Marshfield residents head out of town to work, 4,878 work right here, and 15,706 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Marshfield.

4,641live here, work elsewhere

4,878live and work here

15,706work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Marshfield goes to work

Marshfield (in town)right here

51%4,878

Wausau33 mi away

3%239

Stevens Point32 mi away

2%187

Wisconsin Rapids25.3 mi away

2%178

Eau Claire65.8 mi away

2%170

Spencer8.8 mi away

1%137

Madison115 mi away

1%130

Weston34.3 mi away

1%93

Lincoln4.4 mi away

1%91

Appleton91.9 mi away

1%82

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%3,334

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

How far

How far Marshfield commutes

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

58%

11%

25%

58%Under 10 mi

6%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Marshfield is a job hub

2.16jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Marshfield are

20,584 jobs are based in Marshfield. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Marshfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Marshfield

20,584 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month65%

Jobs Marshfield residents hold

9,519 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+3%

Jobs based in Marshfield, 2013 → 2023: 20,017 → 20,584. 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.