More than half of Cameron’s working residents commute to Marshfield
Home is the office for 5% of workers, where Wisconsin as a whole has 13%. Hardly any work in Cameron itself; outside it, Marshfield draws the most (51%, 3 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 14 minutes (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cameron at work: what stands out
Commutes from Cameron are quick
The average trip to work takes 14 minutes, against 22 across Wisconsin. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Wisconsin worker. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Cameron than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Cameron fell from 405 in 2014 to 274 in 2024, −32%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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 300 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A commute of about 14 minutes in Cameron
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cameron workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 281 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.
29% of the jobs in Cameron make or build things
274 jobs are based in Cameron.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cameron, 2014 → 2024: 405 → 274. 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 Cameron’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Cameron, and who commutes in
On a workday 299 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 273 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.91 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Cameron’s residents
Where Cameron clocks in
3% 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.
Miles to work from Cameron
About 23% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door is work for 54% of Cameron
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cameron workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron | – | — | — | 14 min | $72,917 |
| Marshfield | 51% | B− | A | 15 min | $58,407 |
| Marshfield | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Lincoln | 3% | A− | C | 17 min | $106,607 |
| Richfield | under 2% | B− | C− | 23 min | $82,386 |
Same-state neighbors only. Marshfield: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Marshfield. Darker towns draw more of Cameron’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 Cameron: questions
What is the median household income in Cameron?
$72,917 (±$8,562) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cameron?
9.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cameron?
14 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cameron work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshfield (51%, 3 mi), Wausau (3%, 35 mi), Lincoln (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Cameron without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cameron, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cameron
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.