About half of Drammen’s working residents commute to Eau Claire
Commuters spend 25 minutes getting to work on average; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26. Hardly any work in Drammen itself; outside it, Eau Claire draws the most (49%, 13 miles). There are 17 jobs in Drammen; 379 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Drammen: the figures worth knowing
Nearly half of Drammen works in Eau Claire
186 working residents, 49%, have their main job in Eau Claire, 13 miles away. That’s 49 times as many as work in Drammen itself. The commute map ↓
Drammen is a place people come home to
There are 17 jobs based in Drammen, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Drammen has about 420 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 379 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Drammen’s residents
Where Drammen clocks in
5% of workers
4% 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.
Drammen quiets down on a workday
On a workday 377 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Drammen on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.
0.04 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
In Drammen, 65% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Drammen, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 17. 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 Drammen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Drammen
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Drammen workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 320 commuters (the 15% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Drammen
About 15% 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 Drammen compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Pleasant Valley (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Drammen workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drammen | – | — | — | 25 min | $97,188 |
| Pleasant Valley | 3% | A+ | C− | 17 min | $139,659 |
| Naples | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Albany | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Brunswick | under 2% | A− | C | 23 min | $92,426 |
Same-state neighbors only. Naples: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Albany: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Drammen’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 Drammen: questions
What is the median household income in Drammen?
$97,188 (±$17,124) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Drammen?
7.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Drammen?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Drammen work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Drammen without a car?
0% 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 Drammen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Drammen
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.