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OsseoWI

A town of 1,687. A regional job hub with 1,685 jobs.

Population
1,687
+6.5% since 2010
Typical home
$240K
+4.7% in a year
Household income
$60K
median
Median age
40.5
years
Jobs based here
1,685
A job hub

What makes Osseo stand out

The 3 things Osseo does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
A job hub

Every workday, about 1,488 people come to Osseo for work

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

15% → Eau Claire Eau Claire 15% 8% → Whitehall Whitehall 8% 3% → La Crosse La Crosse 3% 2% → Altoona Altoona 2% 2% → Menomonie Menomonie 2% 2% → Augusta Augusta 2% Osseo · 20% stay
1,685jobs based in Osseo
20%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Work & commute

About one in five working residents works right in Osseo

About one in 5 of Osseo’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Eau Claire (15%), Whitehall (8%) and La Crosse (3%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

20%work in town

Where working residents work

In Osseo20%
Eau Claire15%
Whitehall8%
La Crosse3%
Altoona2%
21 mi
median commute distance
1,685
jobs based in Osseo
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Osseo home is worth about $240K

The typical Osseo home is worth about $240,000, up 4.7% in a year, 29% below the Wisconsin typical home.

$240KZillow home value

Typical home value

Osseo$240K
Wisconsin$340K
+4.7%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Schools

Osseo’s public schools outperform 71% of Wisconsin districts

The public schools Osseo’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

B+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Osseo-Fairchild ElementaryPK–5367B−
Osseo-Fairchild Middle6–8161B+
Osseo-Fairchild High9–12219C−
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduationAll 3 schools →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Osseo has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 6°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

41″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–27°
Spring33–55°
Summer57–79°
Fall37–57°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 7
typical last frost
+1.7°
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 wavesTornadoes
1
paid flood claims since 2015
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

Healthier than 58% of U.S. towns

Osseo beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

BHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outOsseoWI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15.3%9.9%
Mayo Clinic Health System Oakridge
0.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
55th
percentile among WI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

5.5% of Osseo is conserved land

0.6 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

5.5%conserved
5.5%
conserved · 73 of 1,322 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Stoddard Park0.1 mi10
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Waitresses and their goodies at Norske's Nook Cafe
1980 · Waitresses and their goodies at Norske's Nook Cafe · Library of Congress
Osseo’s story

Osseo in pictures

9 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

WIMap-doton-OsseoAn old tavernCorner business building
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About Osseo

City in Wisconsin, United States

Official town website ↗

Osseo ( OSS-ee-oh) is a city located in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States, at the confluence of the North and South Forks of the Buffalo River. The population was 1,811 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
1,811
Area
2.1 sq mi
Elevation
958 ft
ZIP code
54758

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