Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Clam Lake
75% of workers have no commute at all (Wisconsin 13%). Hardly any work in Clam Lake; the top destination outside it is Park Falls (27%, 27 miles). There are 19 jobs in Clam Lake; 11 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Clam Lake
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 61 people are in Clam Lake on a workday afternoon, 15% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting in to Clam Lake: where workers come from
Where Clam Lake clocks in
27% of workers
18% of workers
9% 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 Clam Lake
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Clam Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Clam Lake
of Clam Lake workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1 commuters (the 75% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Clam Lake
About 27% 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.
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 Clam Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Clam Lake?
$73,393 (±$671) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clam Lake?
1.9%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Clam Lake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park Falls (27%, 27 mi), Mellen (18%, 16 mi), Valders (9%, 206 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Clam Lake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clam Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clam Lake
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.