With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Bluffview works elsewhere
Working residents average 27 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 7 jobs are based in Bluffview, against 256 working residents. Hardly any stay in Bluffview for work; outside it, Madison is the main destination (18%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Bluffview: the gist
Bluffview is a place people come home to
There are 7 jobs based in Bluffview, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bluffview has about 290 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bluffview’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Bluffview is Madison, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (47) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Bluffview workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 38 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 256 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Bluffview: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 256 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Bluffview on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
Bluffview’s commute, mile by mile
About 24% 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.
Bluffview’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bluffview workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 267 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.
The places Bluffview commutes to
Where Bluffview clocks in
18% of workers
8% 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.
Bluffview makes things: 29% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bluffview, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 7. 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 Bluffview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Bluffview: questions
What is the median household income in Bluffview?
$46,943 (±$5,975) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bluffview?
10.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bluffview?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bluffview work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (18%, 26 mi), Sauk City (8%, 6 mi), Prairie du Sac (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bluffview without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bluffview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bluffview
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.