Unemployment in Campbell (11.4%) is higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Campbell grades C− for jobs and income and A− for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 1.0 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 12.9 in Milwaukee. Only 4% stay in Campbell for work; outside it, La Crosse is the main destination (50%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Campbell apart
More than half of Campbell works in La Crosse
950 working residents, 50%, have their main job in La Crosse, 5.5 miles away across the town line. That’s 13 times as many as work in Campbell itself. The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
57% of the jobs in Campbell are in trade, transport and utilities, against 22% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Most Campbell residents work close to home
72% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Commutes from Campbell are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 22 across Wisconsin. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Wisconsin 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.
The four measures behind Campbell’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Campbell is better than 23% of U.S. towns, #343 of 362 in Wisconsin. Job access by car holds Campbell’s grade up (ahead of 64% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Campbell could be anywhere from D to B+.
Where Campbell goes to work
Where Campbell clocks in
50% of workers
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.
67% of the jobs in Campbell pay over $3,333 a month
1,083 jobs are based in Campbell.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Campbell, 2013 → 2023: 839 → 1,083. 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 Campbell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Campbell commutes
About 18% 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.
Commuting from Campbell: about 15 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Campbell workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,013 commuters (the 6% 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.
Campbell by day and by night
On a workday 1,825 residents head out to work, 72 work right here, and 1,011 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Campbell on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.57 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Campbell is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Campbell is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns, #40 of 362 in Wisconsin. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.8% across Wisconsin.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,148 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 100% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 58% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.5% of Campbell households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Campbell’s commuters take a bus or train.
Campbell is 3,147th of 4,023 U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,500 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Ottawa WI | 3,642 | $153K | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 56 | Jackson WI | 3,950 | $117K | 0.6% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Bristol WI | 4,347 | $141K | 1.2% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,145 | Greenville PA | 5,406 | $53K | 16.5% | 4.7% | 12% | C− |
| 3,146 | Rio Bravo TX | 4,523 | $46K | 32.8% | 2.6% | 1% | C− |
| 3,147 | Campbell WI | 4,092 | $60K | 13.7% | 11.4% | 4% | C− |
| 3,148 | Williams AZ | 3,473 | $76K | 13.5% | 5.0% | 36% | C− |
| 3,149 | Attica IN | 3,290 | $69K | 16.6% | 5.5% | 21% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,023 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Campbell, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
51% of Campbell works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to La Crosse. Darker towns draw more of Campbell’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 Campbell: questions
What is the median household income in Campbell?
$60,202 (±$10,196) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Campbell?
13.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Campbell?
15 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Campbell work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are La Crosse (50%, 6 mi), Onalaska (11%, 4 mi), West Salem (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Campbell walkable?
Campbell is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 12.9 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Campbell without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 100% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Campbell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Campbell
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.