A job hub: Bartelme has 2.4 jobs per working resident, and 570 people come in to work
About one in four work in Bartelme itself; outside it, Shawano draws the most (9%, 18 miles). 647 jobs are based in Bartelme, and 270 of its residents work somewhere. A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bartelme at work: what stands out
Bartelme is where the jobs are
Bartelme has 647 jobs, 2.4 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,200 people are in town, 46% more than the 810 who live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Bartelme’s 19-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 22 to 27 minutes. Next door ↓
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 270 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Bartelme
On a workday 193 residents head out to work and 77 work right here.
About 1,200 people are in Bartelme on a workday afternoon, 46% more 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.
The daily trip into Bartelme
Where Bartelme clocks in
9% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Bartelme
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bartelme, 2013 → 2023: 766 → 647. 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 Bartelme’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Bartelme: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bartelme workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 237 commuters (the 12% 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 distance from Bartelme to work
About 20% 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.
The towns next door employ 14% of Bartelme
The biggest share goes to Menominee (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bartelme workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartelme | – | — | — | 19 min | $54,821 |
| Menominee | 8% | D | C | 22 min | $62,108 |
| Red Springs | 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Almon | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Seneca | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Bowler | 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Red Springs, Almon and Bowler: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Seneca: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bartelme’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 Bartelme: questions
What is the median household income in Bartelme?
$54,821 (±$10,415) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bartelme?
13.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bartelme?
19 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bartelme work?
29% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Shawano (9%, 18 mi), Menominee (8%, 14 mi), Gresham (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bartelme without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bartelme, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bartelme
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.