Beaver has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Beaver has 79 jobs; 435 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Beaver itself; outside it, Amery draws the most (11%, 11 miles). The average commute takes 24 minutes each way; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Beaver apart on work
Beaver is a place people come home to
There are 79 jobs based in Beaver, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Beaver has about 450 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% 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 435 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Beaver
On a workday 431 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Beaver on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
Miles to work from Beaver
About 33% 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.
Out of Beaver to work: where people go
Where Beaver clocks in
11% 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.
Jobs in Beaver: what the 79 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beaver, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 79. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Beaver spends getting to work: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beaver workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 411 commuters (the 8% 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.
Beaver and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Turtle Lake (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beaver workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver | – | — | — | 24 min | $78,750 |
| Turtle Lake | 5% | C+ | A− | 22 min | $61,250 |
| Apple River | under 2% | C+ | D | 36 min | $74,762 |
| Almena | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Johnstown | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Clayton | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Almena and Johnstown: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Clayton: 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 Beaver’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: questions
What is the median household income in Beaver?
$78,750 (±$16,216) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beaver?
8.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beaver?
24 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beaver work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Amery (11%, 11 mi), Turtle Lake (5%, 4 mi), Clear Lake (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Beaver without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beaver, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beaver
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.