Photo: Bbaillod (Uploads) · Public domainBlanchardville has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Only 2% work in Blanchardville; the top destination outside it is Madison (20%, 29 miles). 139 jobs are based in Blanchardville; 406 of its residents have a job. A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes, next to 22 for Wisconsin and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Blanchardville, in a few figures
Blanchardville’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Blanchardville is Madison, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 20% of working residents (80) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Blanchardville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 84 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 406 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The distance from Blanchardville to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 33 minutes to work from Blanchardville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blanchardville workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 352 commuters (the 11% 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 a workday changes Blanchardville
On a workday 398 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 131 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Blanchardville on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Blanchardville work
Where Blanchardville clocks in
20% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Blanchardville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blanchardville, 2014 → 2024: 132 → 139. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Blanchardville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Blanchardville
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blanchardville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchardville | – | — | — | 33 min | $64,531 |
| Blanchard | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Moscow | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blanchard and Moscow: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blanchardville’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 2024, 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 Blanchardville: questions
What is the median household income in Blanchardville?
$64,531 (±$8,711) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blanchardville?
7.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blanchardville?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blanchardville work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (20%, 29 mi), Monroe (7%, 18 mi), Dodgeville (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Blanchardville without a car?
0% 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 Blanchardville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blanchardville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.