With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Almena works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Almena; the top destination outside it is Turtle Lake (14%, 4 miles). Employers in Almena report 62 jobs, against 395 working residents. Home is the office for 20% of workers; Wisconsin has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Almena: the gist
Almena quiets down on a workday
On a workday 393 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 60 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Almena on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Almena commutes to
Where Almena clocks in
8% 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.
Goods, not services: 68% of the jobs in Almena
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Almena, 2014 → 2024: 137 → 62. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Almena’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Almena: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Almena workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 266 commuters (the 20% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where in the region Almena works
About 28% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Bordering towns draw 16% of Almena’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Almena workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almena | – | — | — | 25 min | $79,583 |
| Turtle Lake | 14% | C+ | A− | 22 min | $61,250 |
| Beaver | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Crystal Lake | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Clinton | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Turtle Lake | 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Beaver and Crystal Lake: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Clinton and Turtle Lake: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Turtle Lake. Darker towns draw more of Almena’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 2024, 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 Almena: questions
What is the median household income in Almena?
$79,583 (±$9,404) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Almena?
7.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Almena?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Almena work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Turtle Lake (14%, 4 mi), Cumberland (8%, 8 mi), Rice Lake (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Almena without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Almena, from the people who make the trip.
More of Almena
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.