Work & commute · Willard

Work & commute in Willard, WI

Most working residents leave Willard for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Ladysmith (22%), Eau Claire (6%) and Hawkins (3%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 204 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

18%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 203 Willard residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Willard.

203live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

13work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Willard goes to work

Ladysmith9.8 mi away

22%44

Eau Claire39.2 mi away

6%13

Hawkins23.7 mi away

3%7

Sheldon8.1 mi away

3%6

Bruce12.4 mi away

3%6

Medford40 mi away

2%5

Lake Holcombe6.3 mi away

2%5

Richland21.3 mi away

2%5

Grant6.6 mi away

2%5

Glen Flora16.5 mi away

2%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

51%104

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

How far

How far Willard commutes

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

21%

31%

22%

26%

21%Under 10 mi

31%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Willard is a commuter town

0.07jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Willard are

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

Jobs based in Willard

14 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities86%

Services (health, schools, offices…)14%

$1,250 a month or less29%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Willard residents hold

204 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month54%

+8%

Jobs based in Willard, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 14. 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.