Z. C. B. J. Hall · Photo: Jeff the quiet · CC0Most of Arthur commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% stay in Arthur for work; outside it, Chippewa Falls is the main destination (12%, 14 miles). Employers in Arthur report 81 jobs; 322 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Arthur in brief
Arthur is a place people come home to
There are 81 jobs based in Arthur, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Arthur has about 530 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Arthur workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 322 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Arthur for work, and who comes in
On a workday 314 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 73 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Arthur on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
From Arthur, about 30 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Arthur workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 423 commuters (the 10% 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.
The towns that employ Arthur’s residents
Where Arthur clocks in
12% 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: 46% of the jobs in Arthur
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arthur, 2013 → 2023: 65 → 81. 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 Arthur’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Arthur
About 19% 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 Arthur compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arthur workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur | – | — | — | 30 min | $91,731 |
| Eagle Point | under 2% | A | C− | 22 min | $110,654 |
| Anson | under 2% | A− | C+ | 20 min | $83,333 |
| Colburn | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Goetz | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Estella | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Colburn: not graded. Goetz and Estella: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Arthur’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 Arthur: questions
What is the median household income in Arthur?
$91,731 (±$11,922) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Arthur?
5.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Arthur?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Arthur work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chippewa Falls (12%, 14 mi), Cornell (11%, 7 mi), Eau Claire (8%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Arthur without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Arthur, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arthur
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.