Most of Drummond commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Drummond has 88 jobs, against 204 working residents. Hardly any stay in Drummond for work; outside it, Ashland is the main destination (18%, 27 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Drummond
Drummond’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Drummond is Ashland, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (37) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% 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 204 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where in the region Drummond works
About 34% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Drummond
On a workday 202 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 86 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Drummond on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
The towns that employ Drummond’s residents
Where Drummond clocks in
18% 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.
In Drummond, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Drummond, 2013 → 2023: 128 → 88. 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 Drummond’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Drummond: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Drummond workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 214 commuters (the 18% 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.
Next door to Drummond
The biggest share goes to Cable (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Drummond workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drummond | – | — | — | 24 min | $80,446 |
| Grand View | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Delta | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Barnes | 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Cable | 6% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Mason | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grand View, Delta, Barnes, Cable and Mason: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Drummond’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 Drummond: questions
What is the median household income in Drummond?
$80,446 (±$11,190) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Drummond?
11.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Drummond?
24 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Drummond work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ashland (18%, 27 mi), Namakagon (6%, 15 mi), Cable (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Drummond without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Drummond, from the people who make the trip.
More of Drummond
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.