Work & commute · Sampson

Work & commute in Sampson, WI

Most working residents leave Sampson for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Eau Claire (17%), Bloomer (15%) and Chippewa Falls (7%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

4 of 360 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

32 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

24%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 356 Sampson residents head out of town to work, 4 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Sampson.

356live here, work elsewhere

4live and work here

72work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Sampson goes to work

Eau Claire29.4 mi away

17%61

Bloomer10.3 mi away

15%54

Chippewa Falls21 mi away

7%26

New Auburn8.3 mi away

4%14

Menomonie34.5 mi away

3%9

Lake Holcombe15.9 mi away

3%9

Bloomer5.8 mi away

3%9

Lake Hallie24.2 mi away

2%8

Marshfield72.3 mi away

2%8

Chetek13.1 mi away

2%7

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%155

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

How far

How far Sampson commutes

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

13%

35%

30%

22%

13%Under 10 mi

35%10–24 mi

30%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Sampson is a commuter town

0.21jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Sampson are

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

Jobs based in Sampson

76 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less49%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month28%

Jobs Sampson residents hold

360 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month59%

−3%

Jobs based in Sampson, 2013 → 2023: 78 → 76. 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.