Dovre has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any stay in Dovre for work; outside it, Rice Lake is the main destination (13%, 18 miles). Dovre has 40 jobs for 391 working residents. The average commute takes 31 minutes each way, 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
The commute and the jobs: Dovre in brief
Dovre is a place people come home to
There are 40 jobs based in Dovre, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dovre has about 450 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Dovre workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% 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 391 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Dovre: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 389 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Dovre on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
How long Dovre spends getting to work: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dovre workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 316 commuters (the 11% 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.
Dovre’s commute, mile by mile
About 31% 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 people from Dovre work
Where Dovre clocks in
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.
80% of the jobs in Dovre pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dovre, 2013 → 2023: 137 → 40. 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 Dovre’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Dovre compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to New Auburn (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dovre workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dovre | – | — | — | 31 min | $58,889 |
| New Auburn | 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Sampson | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Sioux Creek | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Auburn | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Chetek | under 2% | B+ | B | 23 min | $95,357 |
Same-state neighbors only. New Auburn, Sampson and Sioux Creek: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Auburn: 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 Dovre’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 Dovre: questions
What is the median household income in Dovre?
$58,889 (±$22,136) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dovre?
7.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dovre?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dovre work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rice Lake (13%, 18 mi), Chetek (9%, 5 mi), Eau Claire (8%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dovre without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dovre, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dovre
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.