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Jobs & commute in Birch Hill

Birch Hill has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

For 7% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Employers in Birch Hill report 1 jobs, and 87 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Birch Hill; the top destination outside it is White River (44%, 15 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Birch Hill

On a workday 87 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

87live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night310
Workday230
310live here− 87head out to work+ 1come in to work= 230on a workday

About 230 people are in Birch Hill on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.01jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Birch Hill ends

Hermantown: 1 residents work here (1%)Bayfield: 1 residents work here (1%)Mellen: 3 residents work here (3%)Park Falls: 2 residents work here (2%)Medford: 1 residents work here (1%)Ashland: 20 residents work here (23%)Superior: 3 residents work here (3%)White River: 38 residents work here (44%)Sanborn: 6 residents work here (7%)Gingles: 3 residents work here (3%)MorseBirch HillWhite RiverAshlandSanbornMellenSuperiorGinglesBirch Hill
1
White River15.4 mi away
44%38
2
Ashland15.6 mi away
23%20
3
Sanborn6.1 mi away
7%6
4
Mellen14.5 mi away
3%3
5
Superior73.4 mi away
3%3
6
Gingles13.5 mi away
3%3
7
Park Falls40.7 mi away
2%2
8
Hermantown, MN82.6 mi away
1%1
9
Bayfield24.1 mi away
1%1
10
Medford96.3 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
10%9
The top trips

Where Birch Hill 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.

The jobs

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Birch Hill

Jobs based in Birch HillJobs Birch Hill residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%18%
Trade, transport & utilities0%9%
Services: health, schools, offices100%72%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%44%
Over $3,333 a month0%40%

Who does it

29 or younger0%25%
30 to 54100%52%
55 and older0%23%
+0%

Jobs based in Birch Hill, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 1. 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 Birch Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Birch Hill’s commute takes about 21 minutes

A year of commuting
162 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Birch Hill21 min
Wisconsin22 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
7%

of Birch Hill workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Birch Hill gets to work
84%Drive alone
6%Carpool
10%Transit

Share of the 195 commuters (the 7% 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.

How far

Where in the region Birch Hill works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWhite River: 44% · 15.4 miAshland: 23% · 15.6 miSanborn: 7% · 6.1 miMellen: 3% · 14.5 miSuperior: 3% · 73.4 miGingles: 3% · 13.5 miPark Falls: 2% · 40.7 miHermantown: 1% · 82.6 miBayfield: 1% · 24.1 miMedford: 1% · 96.3 miWhite River 44%Ashland 23%Sanborn 7%Mellen 3%Birch Hill
Birch HillTop destinations (size = commuters)
7%Under 10 mi6 residents
77%10–24 mi67 residents
6%25–50 mi5 residents
10%Over 50 mi9 residents

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 to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Birch Hill: questions

What is the median household income in Birch Hill?

$54,875 (±$33,499) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Birch Hill?

16.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Birch Hill?

21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Birch Hill work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are White River (44%, 15 mi), Ashland (23%, 16 mi), Sanborn (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Birch Hill without a car?

10% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Birch Hill, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Birch Hill

Birch Hill home →

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.