Most of Chippewa commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 17 jobs in Chippewa for 157 working residents. Only 2% stay in Chippewa for work; outside it, Park Falls is the main destination (23%, 14 miles). 6% of workers have no commute at all, where Wisconsin as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Chippewa
On a workday 154 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Chippewa on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 Chippewa’s residents
Where Chippewa clocks in
23% 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.
What Chippewa’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chippewa, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 17. 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 Chippewa’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Chippewa spends getting to work: 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 Chippewa workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 176 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Chippewa
About 34% 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.
Around Chippewa: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Butternut (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chippewa workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa | – | — | — | 35 min | $64,545 |
| Agenda | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Shanagolden | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Lake | under 3% | C+ | C− | 18 min | $69,875 |
| Butternut | 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Round Lake | under 3% | C | B− | 25 min | $62,011 |
| Draper | under 3% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Peeksville | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Winter | under 3% | C− | C− | 32 min | $72,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Agenda, Shanagolden, Butternut, Draper and Peeksville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chippewa’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 Chippewa: questions
What is the median household income in Chippewa?
$64,545 (±$10,279) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chippewa?
4.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chippewa?
35 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chippewa work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park Falls (23%, 14 mi), Jacobs (6%, 13 mi), Phillips (4%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chippewa 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 Chippewa, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chippewa
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.