Clam Falls has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 21 jobs in Clam Falls for 259 working residents. Hardly any work in Clam Falls itself; outside it, Frederic draws the most (10%, 6 miles). The trip to work takes 39 minutes on average, next to 22 for Wisconsin and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Clam Falls: the figures worth knowing
Clam Falls is a place people come home to
There are 21 jobs based in Clam Falls, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Clam Falls has about 330 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Clam Falls workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 130 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (29 to 35 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 259 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Clam Falls quiets down on a workday
On a workday 259 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Clam Falls on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Clam Falls’ commute takes about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clam Falls workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 210 commuters (the 12% 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.
The commute from Clam Falls, by distance
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.
Where Clam Falls goes to work
Where Clam Falls clocks in
10% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Clam Falls
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clam Falls, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 21. 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 Clam Falls’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Clam Falls
The biggest share goes to West Sweden (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clam Falls workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clam Falls | – | — | — | 39 min | $86,250 |
| West Sweden | 5% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Siren | under 2% | D | B+ | 29 min | $63,438 |
| Lorain | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Bone Lake | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| La Follette | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Daniels | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West Sweden, Lorain, Bone Lake, La Follette and Daniels: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clam Falls’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 Clam Falls: questions
What is the median household income in Clam Falls?
$86,250 (±$13,736) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clam Falls?
16.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clam Falls?
39 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clam Falls work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Frederic (10%, 6 mi), Luck (6%, 9 mi), St. Croix Falls (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clam Falls 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 Clam Falls, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clam Falls
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.