Bayview has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Bayview report 32 jobs; 204 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Bayview; the top destination outside it is Ashland (22%, 11 miles). Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Bayview, in a few figures
Bayview is a place people come home to
There are 32 jobs based in Bayview, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bayview has about 370 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bayview and Ashland trade workers both ways
Ashland is the top workplace for Bayview residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Bayview come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Bayview’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 29 minutes, longer than the Wisconsin average of 22. 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 204 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Bayview by day
On a workday 201 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Bayview on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 Bayview ends
Where Bayview clocks in
22% of workers
17% of workers
10% 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.
The trip to work from Bayview: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bayview workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 203 commuters (the 15% 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.
In Bayview, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bayview, 2013 → 2023: 145 → 32. 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 Bayview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Bayview
About 29% 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.
Work next door: 23% of Bayview’s workers
The biggest share goes to Washburn (17%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bayview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayview | – | — | — | 29 min | $79,676 |
| Washburn | 17% | C | A | 14 min | $62,128 |
| Washburn | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Bell | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Bayfield | 6% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Barksdale | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Washburn: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Bell, Bayfield and Barksdale: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bayview’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 Bayview: questions
What is the median household income in Bayview?
$79,676 (±$28,766) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bayview?
6.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bayview?
29 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bayview work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ashland (22%, 11 mi), Washburn (17%, 4 mi), Bayfield (10%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bayview without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bayview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bayview
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.