Most of Bagley commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
21 jobs are based in Bagley; 151 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Bagley for work; outside it, Prairie du Chien is the main destination (22%, 10 miles). The trip to work takes 34 minutes on average (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Bagley
On a workday 151 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Bagley on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 Bagley’s working residents head each day
Where Bagley clocks in
22% of workers
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.
What Bagley’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bagley, 2013 → 2023: 77 → 21. 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 Bagley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Bagley’s commute takes about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bagley workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 152 commuters (the 7% 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 far Bagley’s workers travel
About 26% 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.
Bagley and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bagley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagley | – | — | — | 34 min | $53,229 |
| Bloomington | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Wyalusing | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bloomington and Wyalusing: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bagley’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 Bagley: questions
What is the median household income in Bagley?
$53,229 (±$12,280) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bagley?
17.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bagley?
34 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bagley work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Prairie du Chien (22%, 10 mi), Lancaster (8%, 20 mi), Bloomington (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bagley 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 Bagley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bagley
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.