Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLa Crosse has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
At home: 3% of workers have no commute at all (Virginia 18%). La Crosse has 125 jobs, against 272 working residents. The trip to work takes 15 minutes on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in La Crosse
A big share show a job far from home
43% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Commutes from La Crosse are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 27 across Virginia. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical Virginia worker. Time on the road ↓
Few La Crosse workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 272 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far La Crosse’s workers travel
About 43% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How long La Crosse spends getting to work: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of La Crosse workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 201 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Virginia: 83% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How a workday changes La Crosse
On a workday 269 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 122 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in La Crosse on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
20% of working residents work in South Hill
Where La Crosse clocks in
20% of workers
7% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
What La Crosse’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in La Crosse, 2013 → 2023: 138 → 125. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs La Crosse’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Bordering towns draw 20% of La Crosse’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | La Crosse workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Crosse | – | — | — | 15 min | $33,750 |
| South Hill | 20% | C+ | C+ | 19 min | $66,023 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to South Hill. Darker towns draw more of La Crosse’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in La Crosse: questions
What is the median household income in La Crosse?
$33,750 (±$8,437) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in La Crosse?
35.2%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from La Crosse?
15 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in La Crosse work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are South Hill (20%, 2 mi), Richmond (7%, 67 mi), Boydton (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around La Crosse without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from La Crosse, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Crosse
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.