Work & commute · Washburn

Work & commute in Washburn, WI

About one in 4 of Washburn’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Ashland (26%), Bayfield (6%) and Bayfield (3%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

23%

197 of 849 working residents

Typical commute

8 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

14 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 652 Washburn residents head out of town to work, 197 work right here, and 686 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Washburn.

652live here, work elsewhere

197live and work here

686work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Washburn goes to work

Ashland6.7 mi away

26%222

Washburn (in town)right here

23%197

Bayfield10.3 mi away

6%53

Bayfield14.3 mi away

3%23

Russell18.8 mi away

2%20

Eileen10.4 mi away

2%19

Superior55.9 mi away

1%12

Duluth, MN58.8 mi away

1%10

Barksdale9.1 mi away

1%10

Madison258.2 mi away

1%8

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%275

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

How far

How far Washburn commutes

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

59%

10%

27%

59%Under 10 mi

10%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Washburn is balanced between jobs and homes

1.04jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.04 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Washburn are

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

Jobs based in Washburn

883 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)79%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Washburn residents hold

849 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month55%

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Jobs based in Washburn, 2013 → 2023: 882 → 883. 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.