Most of Bloom commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute lasts 34 minutes, next to 22 for Wisconsin and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Bloom report 19 jobs, and 211 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Bloom itself; outside it, Richland Center draws the most (10%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bloom at work: what stands out
Bloom is a place people come home to
There are 19 jobs based in Bloom, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bloom has about 340 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bloom workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 211 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Bloom by day
On a workday 209 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Bloom on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
A commute of about 34 minutes in Bloom
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bloom workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 160 commuters (the 17% 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 distance from Bloom to work
About 30% 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.
The towns that employ Bloom’s residents
Where Bloom clocks in
10% of workers
7% 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.
Goods jobs make up 79% of work in Bloom
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bloom, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 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 Bloom’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Bloom compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Henrietta (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bloom workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloom | – | — | — | 34 min | $66,042 |
| Henrietta | 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Forest | 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Yuba | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Union | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Marshall | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Henrietta, Forest, Yuba and Union: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Marshall: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bloom’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 Bloom: questions
What is the median household income in Bloom?
$66,042 (±$18,952) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bloom?
11.9%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bloom?
34 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bloom work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richland Center (10%, 13 mi), Reedsburg (10%, 25 mi), Madison (7%, 61 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bloom without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bloom, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bloom
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.