Work & commute · Shanagolden

Work & commute in Shanagolden, WI

Most working residents leave Shanagolden for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Park Falls (17%), Jacobs (14%) and Ladysmith (6%). Half commute less than 32 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 65 working residents

Typical commute

32 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 64 Shanagolden residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Shanagolden.

64live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

4work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Shanagolden goes to work

Park Falls19.2 mi away

17%11

Jacobs11 mi away

14%9

Ladysmith49 mi away

6%4

Butternut13.9 mi away

5%3

Ashland32.2 mi away

5%3

Eau Claire97.4 mi away

5%3

Phillips33.8 mi away

3%2

Cresco, IA201.8 mi away

2%1

Proctor, MN82.7 mi away

2%1

Arden Hills, MN138 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%27

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

How far

How far Shanagolden commutes

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

14%

26%

28%

32%

14%Under 10 mi

26%10–24 mi

28%25–50 mi

32%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Shanagolden is a commuter town

0.08jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Shanagolden are

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

Jobs based in Shanagolden

5 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less40%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month40%

Jobs Shanagolden residents hold

65 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)37%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less29%

$1,251–$3,333 a month15%

Over $3,333 a month55%

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.