Most of Burnside commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
For 5% of workers, the job is at home, next to 13% for Wisconsin as a whole. Burnside has 58 jobs, and 238 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% stay in Burnside for work; outside it, Whitehall is the main destination (31%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Burnside stands out on work
Burnside is a place people come home to
There are 58 jobs based in Burnside, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Burnside has about 320 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
31% of Burnside works in Whitehall
73 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Whitehall, 6.7 miles away. That’s 10 times as many as work in Burnside itself. The commute map ↓
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 238 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Burnside, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 232 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Burnside 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.
The towns that employ Burnside’s residents
Where Burnside 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.
Making and building: 62% of jobs based in Burnside
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burnside, 2013 → 2023: 66 → 58. 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 Burnside’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Burnside: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burnside workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 245 commuters (the 5% 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 it is to work from Burnside
About 20% 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.
Burnside and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burnside workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnside | – | — | — | 26 min | $80,781 |
| Independence | 5% | C− | C | 22 min | $58,000 |
| Lincoln | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Montana | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Arcadia | 2% | B | B− | 18 min | $79,762 |
| Hale | under 2% | B | C | 31 min | $92,083 |
| Chimney Rock | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincoln: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Montana and Chimney Rock: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Independence. Darker towns draw more of Burnside’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 Burnside: questions
What is the median household income in Burnside?
$80,781 (±$17,117) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burnside?
6.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burnside?
26 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burnside work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Whitehall (31%, 7 mi), Arcadia (8%, 10 mi), Eau Claire (7%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Burnside without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Burnside, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burnside
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.