Colburn at work: jobs, income and the commute
The average commute takes 28 minutes each way, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26. Only 2% work in Colburn itself; outside it, Wisconsin Rapids draws the most (6%, 21 miles). Employers in Colburn report 158 jobs, and 101 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Colburn: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 99 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 156 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Colburn on a workday afternoon, 25% more than live here.
1.6 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the people who work in Colburn live
Where Colburn clocks in
Lines 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.
98% of the jobs in Colburn make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Colburn, 2013 → 2023: 112 → 158. 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.
The trip to work from Colburn: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 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 88 commuters (the 13% 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 distance from Colburn to work
About 45% 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.
Colburn and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Rome (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colburn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colburn | – | — | — | 28 min | $67,045 |
| Hancock | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Big Flats | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Richfield | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Leola | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Rome | 3% | B | C− | 37 min | $79,728 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hancock and Leola: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Big Flats: not graded. Richfield: 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?
$67,045 (±$6,558) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colburn?
11.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Colburn?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Colburn work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wisconsin Rapids (6%, 21 mi), Friendship (4%, 12 mi), Ashwaubenon (3%, 83 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Colburn without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% 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.