How Blanchard works: jobs, income and commuting
Only 2% work in Blanchard; the top destination outside it is Madison (16%, 31 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 37 minutes, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26. There are 187 jobs in Blanchard for 174 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Blanchard
On a workday 171 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 184 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.07 per resident).
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 towns that employ Blanchard’s residents
Where Blanchard clocks in
16% of workers
10% of workers
9% 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.
Making and building: 80% of jobs based in Blanchard
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blanchard, 2013 → 2023: 52 → 187. 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 Blanchard’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Blanchard: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blanchard workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 128 commuters (the 14% 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 Blanchard goes to work
About 16% 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.
Blanchard and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Blanchardville (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blanchard workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchard | – | — | — | 37 min | $97,500 |
| Blanchardville | 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Moscow | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Argyle | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| York | under 2% | B | C+ | 33 min | $113,438 |
| Fayette | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blanchardville, Moscow, Argyle and Fayette: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blanchard’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 Blanchard: questions
What is the median household income in Blanchard?
$97,500 (±$20,466) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blanchard?
3.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blanchard?
37 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blanchard work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (16%, 31 mi), Monroe (10%, 19 mi), Darlington (9%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blanchard without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Blanchard, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blanchard
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.