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Wisconsin›Juneau County

ClearfieldWI

A town of 721.

Is Clearfield a good place to live?

Of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Clearfield. Clearfield’s January low is 7°F, against 11°F in Wisconsin’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. 10% of the land in Clearfield is conserved, above both the Wisconsin town median (3.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Clearfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

721 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
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Getting set up

Moving to Clearfield: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Clearfield, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerOakdale Electric Coop15.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet7 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Clearfield’s trash rules yet
SchoolsNew Lisbon School DistrictNecedah Area School District2 districts serve Clearfield; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereTown of Clearfield ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code5395053950 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Clearfield.

Work & commute

Clearfield has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Clearfield for work: only 0% work in town. Jobs based in Clearfield grew to 97 in 2023, 95 more than in 2013. 11% of Clearfield residents live below the poverty line.

0%work in town
ClearfieldWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line11%6.4%9.6%
Median household income$76,000$87,000$80,000
Average trip to work24 minutes22 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Clearfield0%
Mauston17%
Tomah9%
New Lisbon9%
Necedah3%
20 mi
median commute distance
97
jobs based in Clearfield
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Clearfield

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.

74risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
74High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat wavesCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Clearfield

Clearfield has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 7° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.

47″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–29°
Spring33–56°
Summer57–80°
Fall37–58°
Oct 7
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 10.4% of Clearfield

0.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

10.4%conserved
10.4%
conserved · 2,368 of 22,718 acres
0.9 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Kennedy County Park—13

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Health

Clearfield stands out in Wisconsin and nationally: a larger share of its adults smoke cigarettes

19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Clearfield. Clearfield beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 34% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Clearfield.

ClearfieldWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)19%14%14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)43%38%35%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)40%33%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%11%12%
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better16 too close to call16 worse
What stands outClearfieldWI
More smokers19.2%13.6%
More adults facing a utility shut-off7.4%5.5%
More adults with COPD8.7%6.5%
Mile Bluff Medical Center
11 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Clearfield

16pages on Clearfield
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Clearfield; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Clearfield for work

Where Clearfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

17% → Mauston Mauston 17% 9% → Tomah Tomah 9% 9% → New Lisbon New Lisbon 9% 3% → Necedah Necedah 3% 3% → Necedah Necedah 3% 3% → Oshkosh Oshkosh 3% Clearfield · 0% stay
97jobs based in Clearfield
0%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Clearfield

Town in Wisconsin, United States

Official town website ↗

Clearfield is a town in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 702 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Kelly is located in the town.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
909 ft
Area code
608

Questions about Clearfield

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Clearfield, WI a good place to live?

Clearfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.