Colburn has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 6% of workers, where Wisconsin as a whole has 13%. There are 34 jobs in Colburn; 307 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Colburn for work; outside it, Stanley is the main destination (13%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Colburn apart on work
Colburn is a place people come home to
There are 34 jobs based in Colburn, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Colburn has about 620 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Colburn workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical 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; with 307 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Colburn
On a workday 302 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Colburn on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Getting to work from Colburn takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Colburn workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 447 commuters (the 5% 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.
Out of Colburn to work: where people go
Where Colburn clocks in
6% 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.
Colburn makes things: 68% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Colburn, 2013 → 2023: 51 → 34. 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 Colburn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Colburn commutes less than 26 miles
About 23% 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.
How Colburn compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colburn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colburn | – | — | — | 33 min | $83,462 |
| Estella | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Arthur | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Ruby | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Taft | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Delmar | under 2% | C | B− | 24 min | $73,929 |
| Aurora | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Estella, Arthur, Ruby and Taft: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Aurora: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Colburn’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 Colburn: questions
What is the median household income in Colburn?
$83,462 (±$9,800) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colburn?
11.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Colburn?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Colburn work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stanley (13%, 10 mi), Eau Claire (13%, 31 mi), Chippewa Falls (6%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Colburn 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 Colburn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Colburn
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.