Beaver Brook at work: jobs, income and the commute
Only 4% stay in Beaver Brook for work; outside it, Spooner is the main destination (14%, 5 miles). At 22 minutes each way, commutes from Beaver Brook run about the Wisconsin average. Employers in Beaver Brook report 270 jobs, and 299 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Beaver Brook: the gist
A lot of Beaver Brook works one town over
25% of working residents work in a town that borders Beaver Brook: Spooner (14%), Shell Lake (9%) and Sarona (2%). Next door ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 299 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Beaver Brook’s commute, mile by mile
About 35% 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 many people are in Beaver Brook by day
On a workday 288 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 259 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.90 per resident).
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 towns that employ Beaver Brook’s residents
Where Beaver Brook clocks in
Lines 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.
Beaver Brook makes things: 36% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beaver Brook, 2013 → 2023: 267 → 270. 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 Beaver Brook’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Beaver Brook takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beaver Brook workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 311 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.
Work next door: 25% of Beaver Brook’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beaver Brook workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Brook | – | — | — | 22 min | $91,111 |
| Spooner | 14% | D− | A | 18 min | $44,737 |
| Madge | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Bashaw | under 2% | C+ | C− | 19 min | $78,182 |
| Sarona | 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Shell Lake | 9% | C− | B+ | 19 min | $57,500 |
| Spooner | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Madge and Sarona: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Spooner: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Spooner. Darker towns draw more of Beaver Brook’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 Beaver Brook: questions
What is the median household income in Beaver Brook?
$91,111 (±$13,121) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beaver Brook?
6.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beaver Brook?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beaver Brook work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Spooner (14%, 5 mi), Shell Lake (9%, 4 mi), Rice Lake (9%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Beaver Brook without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beaver Brook, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beaver Brook
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.