Most of Cady commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Only 3% work in Cady itself; outside it, Baldwin draws the most (8%, 9 miles). Cady has 172 jobs; 428 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 35 minutes on average (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Cady
Time on the road from Cady: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cady workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 313 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.
Cady by day and by night
On a workday 417 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 161 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in Cady on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 Cady’s residents
Where Cady clocks in
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Cady
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cady, 2013 → 2023: 129 → 172. 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 Cady’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Cady’s workers travel
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.
How Cady compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cady workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cady | – | — | — | 35 min | $105,313 |
| Spring Valley | under 2% | B− | C+ | 27 min | $69,750 |
| Spring Lake | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Lucas | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Eau Galle | under 2% | B | C | 29 min | $90,840 |
| Springfield | under 2% | A− | C | 28 min | $97,188 |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Lake and Lucas: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cady’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 Cady: questions
What is the median household income in Cady?
$105,313 (±$10,424) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cady?
14.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cady?
35 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cady work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baldwin (8%, 9 mi), Woodville (7%, 5 mi), Menomonie (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cady without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cady, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cady
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.