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DoyleWI

A town of 494.

Is Doyle a good place to live?

The biggest park or preserve is Barron County Forest, at 1,803 acres. Doyle has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

494 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 Doyle: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerBarron Electric Coop16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Doyle’s trash rules yet
SchoolsRice Lake Area School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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 Doyle ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code5486854868 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 Doyle.

Work & commute

Compared with most of Wisconsin and the rest of the country, fewer of Doyle’s working residents work locally

Doyle had 58 jobs in 2023, up 22 from 2013. Its middle household income comes in at $109,000. In Doyle, the mean commuting time is 16 minutes, below both Wisconsin’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Rice Lake (34%), Barron (9%) and Eau Claire (5%).

1%work in town
DoyleWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work16 minutes22 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$109,000$87,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town0.9%8.3%8%
Below the poverty line6.4%6.4%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Doyle1%
Rice Lake34%
Barron9%
Eau Claire5%
Cameron4%
13 mi
median commute distance
58
jobs based in Doyle
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: low risk in Doyle, mostly cold waves

One declared disaster, in 2000, has brought federal aid to Doyle households. Compared with 72% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. Just over two fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 32%.

28risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
28Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Doyle

Doyle’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 80°F.

53″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–24°
Spring30–53°
Summer55–78°
Fall35–55°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Who lives here

A smaller share of residents in Doyle are 65 or older than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town

The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 27%, against 33% across Wisconsin. 28% of Doyle residents are under 18, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 22%. In Doyle, the age of the median resident is 38.6 years.

38.6median age · WI 40.2
DoyleWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Under 1828%21%22%
Aged 65 or older10%20%18%
Median age38.6 years42.1 years40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+27%32%29%
DoyleWisconsinUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma6%
High school32%
Some college16%
Associate’s20%
Bachelor’s17%
Graduate9%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women. Among residents 65 to 74, 73% are men (WI 49%).

Ages and education in Doyle
DoyleWIU.S.
Under 1010.8%11.2%11.6%
10 to 1717.4%10.2%10.3%
18 to 249.3%9.3%9.1%
25 to 346.9%12.6%13.7%
35 to 4418.8%12.7%13.2%
45 to 5417.3%11.8%12.2%
55 to 649.1%13.8%12.7%
65 to 746.3%11.2%10.2%
75 and older4.1%7.3%7%
No diploma5.8%6.4%10.4%
High school31.5%29.4%26%
Some college16.2%19.5%19.1%
Associate’s20%11.3%8.8%
Bachelor’s17.3%22%21.6%
Graduate9.2%11.4%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points

Health

How healthy Doyle is

19% of adults binge drink in Doyle. The share of adults in Doyle who get no exercise outside work: 29%.

DoyleWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)29%26%25%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%20%16%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%11%12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%13%14%
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
What stands outDoyleWI
More adults with COPD8.1%6.5%
More adults with heart disease8%6.6%
More adults who have had a stroke4%3.4%
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake
7.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Outdoors

In Doyle, 7.7% of the land is conserved

Trails total 2.7 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Doyle’s concentration of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile.

7.7%conserved
DoyleWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.40.4
Conserved land7.7%3.8%4.3%
7.7%
conserved · 1,746 of 22,630 acres
2.7 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Barron County Forest—1,803
2. Rusk County Forest—25

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Doyle

16pages on Doyle
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Doyle

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Doyle for work

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

34% → Rice Lake Rice Lake 34% 9% → Barron Barron 9% 5% → Eau Claire Eau Claire 5% 4% → Cameron Cameron 4% 3% → Chetek Chetek 3% 1% → Turtle Lake Turtle Lake 1% Doyle · 1% stay
58jobs based in Doyle
1%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Doyle

Town in Wisconsin, United States

The Town of Doyle is located in northeastern Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 490 at the 2020 census, up from 453 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Horseman is located in the town. The unincorporated community of Campia is also located partially in the town.

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

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,204 ft

Questions about Doyle

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Doyle, WI a good place to live?

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