Most of Almena commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
Almena has 202 jobs; 359 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Almena itself; outside it, Turtle Lake draws the most (13%, 6 miles). 3% of workers have no commute at all (Wisconsin 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Almena
Fewer jobs are based in Almena than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Almena fell from 1,115 in 2013 to 202 in 2023, −82%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Few Almena workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. 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 359 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs in Almena: what the 202 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Almena, 2013 → 2023: 1,115 → 202. 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 Almena’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 21 minutes in Almena
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 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 318 commuters (the 3% 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.
Who commutes out of Almena, and who commutes in
On a workday 351 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 194 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Almena on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Where Almena’s working residents head each day
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.
Where in the region Almena works
About 21% 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.
Work in the towns next to Almena
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Almena workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almena | – | — | — | 21 min | $48,333 |
| Clinton | 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clinton: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Clinton. 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 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 Almena: questions
What is the median household income in Almena?
$48,333 (±$11,606) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Almena?
14.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Almena?
21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Almena work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Turtle Lake (13%, 6 mi), Rice Lake (11%, 15 mi), Cumberland (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Almena without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% 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), 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.