Most of Bergen commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Bergen has 19 jobs; 366 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Bergen for work; outside it, Wausau is the main destination (15%, 17 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Bergen, in brief
Bergen is a place people come home to
There are 19 jobs based in Bergen, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bergen has about 380 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bergen workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 366 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Bergen on a workday
On a workday 365 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Bergen on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
Time on the road from Bergen: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bergen workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 384 commuters (the 10% 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.
The towns that employ Bergen’s residents
Where Bergen clocks in
15% 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.
74% of the jobs in Bergen pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bergen, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 19. 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 Bergen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Bergen
About 22% 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.
Bergen and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Knowlton (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bergen workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | – | — | — | 31 min | $96,406 |
| Eau Pleine | under 3% | B+ | D− | 27 min | $107,159 |
| Green Valley | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Knowlton | 3% | B+ | D | 22 min | $93,043 |
| Mosinee | under 3% | A | C− | 21 min | $101,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Green Valley: 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 Bergen’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 Bergen: questions
What is the median household income in Bergen?
$96,406 (±$9,815) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bergen?
1.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bergen?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bergen work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wausau (15%, 17 mi), Marshfield (13%, 21 mi), Stevens Point (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bergen 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 Bergen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bergen
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.