Where Biron earns its living
Only 3% work in Biron itself; outside it, Wisconsin Rapids draws the most (33%, 4 miles). Commuters spend 20 minutes getting to work on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. Biron has 580 jobs for 352 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Biron at work: what stands out
Biron and Wisconsin Rapids trade workers both ways
Wisconsin Rapids is the top workplace for Biron residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in Biron come from (28% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Biron is where the jobs are
Biron has 580 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Biron makes and builds things
64% of the jobs based in Biron are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Biron residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 26%. The jobs ↓
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 352 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Biron’s workers come from
Where Biron 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.
Biron on a workday afternoon
On a workday 342 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 570 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Biron on a workday afternoon, 27% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Biron works in goods: 64% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Biron, 2013 → 2023: 731 → 580. 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 Biron’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Biron: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Biron workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 333 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.
Miles to work from Biron
About 27% 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.
Work next door: 35% of Biron’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Biron workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biron | – | — | — | 20 min | $66,250 |
| Rudolph | under 2% | A− | D | 27 min | $89,464 |
| Wisconsin Rapids | 33% | C− | A− | 20 min | $55,253 |
| Grand Rapids | 2% | B+ | D | 24 min | $96,658 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wisconsin Rapids. Darker towns draw more of Biron’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 Biron: questions
What is the median household income in Biron?
$66,250 (±$21,432) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Biron?
11.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Biron?
20 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Biron work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wisconsin Rapids (33%, 4 mi), Stevens Point (9%, 13 mi), Plover (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Biron without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Biron, from the people who make the trip.
More of Biron
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.