Work & commute · Ridgeland

Work & commute in Ridgeland, WI

Most working residents leave Ridgeland for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Menomonie (15%), Eau Claire (10%) and Colfax (5%). Half commute less than 30 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 107 working residents

Typical commute

30 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 105 Ridgeland residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 182 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ridgeland.

105live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

182work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ridgeland goes to work

Menomonie21.3 mi away

15%16

Eau Claire32.8 mi away

10%11

Colfax16.2 mi away

5%5

Marshfield92.2 mi away

4%4

Clear Lake18.3 mi away

3%3

Barron14.3 mi away

3%3

Chippewa Falls30.8 mi away

3%3

Minneapolis, MN68.8 mi away

2%2

Ridgeland (in town)right here

2%2

Woodville25.6 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

52%56

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

How far

How far Ridgeland commutes

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

44%

26%

28%

3%Under 10 mi

44%10–24 mi

26%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ridgeland is a job hub

1.72jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Ridgeland are

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

Jobs based in Ridgeland

184 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities54%

Services (health, schools, offices…)17%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month49%

Jobs Ridgeland residents hold

107 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)35%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month66%

+114%

Jobs based in Ridgeland, 2013 → 2023: 86 → 184. 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.