Bayfront has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Bayfront itself; outside it, Ashland draws the most (38%, 5 miles). There are 2 jobs in Bayfront, and 47 of its residents work somewhere. 7% of workers have no commute at all; Wisconsin has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Bayfront, and who commutes in
On a workday 47 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 90 people are in Bayfront on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 the trip to work from Bayfront ends
Where Bayfront clocks in
38% of workers
6% 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.
100% of the jobs in Bayfront pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bayfront, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 2. 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 Bayfront’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Bayfront
of Bayfront workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 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 Bayfront’s workers travel
About 23% 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.
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 Bayfront: questions
What is the median household income in Bayfront?
$99,213 (±$21,640) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bayfront?
3.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bayfront work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ashland (38%, 5 mi), White River (15%, 12 mi), Mellen (6%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bayfront without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bayfront, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bayfront
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.