With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Anderson works elsewhere
Only 2% work in Anderson; the top destination outside it is Grantsburg (20%, 9 miles). Employers in Anderson report 33 jobs; 179 of its residents have a job. 4% of workers work from home; Wisconsin has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Anderson: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 176 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Anderson on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Commuting out of Anderson: the destinations
Where Anderson clocks in
Lines 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.
The kinds of work in Anderson
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Anderson, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 33. 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 Anderson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Anderson takes about 43 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Anderson workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 169 commuters (the 4% 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.
How many miles Anderson commutes
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Anderson
The biggest share goes to Wood River (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Anderson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | – | — | — | 43 min | $51,042 |
| Sterling | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Grantsburg | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Trade Lake | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Wood River | 6% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sterling, Trade Lake and Wood River: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Grantsburg: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Anderson’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 Anderson: questions
What is the median household income in Anderson?
$51,042 (±$24,753) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Anderson?
17.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Anderson?
43 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Anderson work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grantsburg (20%, 9 mi), Wood River (6%, 12 mi), St. Croix Falls (3%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Anderson 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 Anderson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Anderson
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.