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Work & commute · Northfield

Work & commute in Northfield, WI

Most working residents leave Northfield for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Black River Falls (16%), Eau Claire (7%) and Osseo (5%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
4%
12 of 284 working residents
Typical commute
19 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
28 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
17%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 272 Northfield residents head out of town to work, 12 work right here, and 255 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Northfield.

272live here, work elsewhere
12live and work here
255work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Northfield goes to work

TaylorHixtonOsseoWhitehallBlack River FallsAltoonaLa CrosseEau ClaireGarden ValleyGarfieldHixtonClevelandCurranAlmaBrockwaySumnerNorthfieldHalePigeonBlack River FallsEau ClaireOsseoWhitehallBrockwayLa CrosseTaylorHixtonAltoonaNorthfield
1
Black River Falls18 mi away
16%45
2
Eau Claire30.5 mi away
7%21
3
Osseo9.1 mi away
5%15
4
Whitehall13.3 mi away
5%15
5
Northfield (in town)right here
4%12
6
Brockway21 mi away
4%11
7
La Crosse44.8 mi away
3%8
8
Taylor10.2 mi away
2%7
9
Hixton7.7 mi away
2%7
10
Altoona27.9 mi away
2%7
Everywhere elseother towns and states
48%136

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

How far

How far Northfield commutes

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

17%Under 10 mi
37%10–24 mi
23%25–50 mi
23%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Northfield is balanced between jobs and homes

0.94jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.94 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Northfield are

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

Jobs based in Northfield

267 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)91%
Trade, transport & utilities3%
Services (health, schools, offices…)6%
$1,250 a month or less19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%
Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Northfield residents hold

284 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)26%
Trade, transport & utilities26%
Services (health, schools, offices…)47%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%
Over $3,333 a month50%
+1235%

Jobs based in Northfield, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 267. 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.

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