Beecher has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Only 3% stay in Beecher for work; outside it, Iron Mountain is the main destination (12%, 19 miles). There are 88 jobs in Beecher, against 303 working residents. 5% of workers have no commute at all, against 13% across Wisconsin.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Beecher and work: the main findings
Beecher is a place people come home to
There are 88 jobs based in Beecher, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Beecher has about 580 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% 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 ↓
A lot of Beecher workers cross into Michigan
19% of Beecher workers work outside Wisconsin, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Iron Mountain (12%), Breitung Township (5%) and Kingsford (4%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
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 303 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Beecher
On a workday 295 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Beecher on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Beecher
About 34% 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.
Where Beecher goes to work
Where Beecher clocks in
12% of workers
7% 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 Beecher: what the 88 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beecher, 2013 → 2023: 84 → 88. 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 Beecher’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 24 minutes from Beecher
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beecher workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 210 commuters (the 5% 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.
Next door to Beecher
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beecher workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beecher | – | — | — | 24 min | $57,841 |
| Pembine | 5% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Amberg | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Dunbar | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pembine, Amberg and Dunbar: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pembine. Darker towns draw more of Beecher’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 Beecher: questions
What is the median household income in Beecher?
$57,841 (±$7,918) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beecher?
7.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beecher?
24 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beecher work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Iron Mountain (12%, 19 mi), Niagara (7%, 15 mi), Pembine (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Beecher 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 Beecher, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beecher
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.