Eau Pleine has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 49% of workers, the job is at home, next to 13% for Wisconsin as a whole. Eau Pleine has 87 jobs, and 375 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Eau Pleine itself; outside it, Marshfield draws the most (32%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Eau Pleine and work: the main findings
A lot of Eau Pleine works from home
49% of Eau Pleine workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Time on the road ↓
Eau Pleine is a place people come home to
There are 87 jobs based in Eau Pleine, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Eau Pleine has about 480 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Eau Pleine works in Marshfield
121 working residents, 32%, have their main job in Marshfield, 11 miles away. That’s 16 times as many as work in Eau Pleine itself. The commute map ↓
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 375 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The trip to work from Eau Pleine: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eau Pleine workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 350 commuters (the 49% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Eau Pleine
On a workday 368 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Eau Pleine on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Where the trip to work from Eau Pleine ends
Where Eau Pleine clocks in
6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 53% of work in Eau Pleine
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eau Pleine, 2013 → 2023: 127 → 87. 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 Eau Pleine’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Eau Pleine works
About 18% 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.
Eau Pleine and its neighbors: 14% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eau Pleine workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau Pleine | – | — | — | 22 min | $71,128 |
| Stratford | 14% | C | B | 20 min | $66,739 |
| Brighton | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Cleveland | under 2% | A− | C | 25 min | $100,705 |
| Frankfort | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| McMillan | under 2% | B+ | C | 20 min | $112,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Brighton: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Frankfort: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Stratford. Darker towns draw more of Eau Pleine’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 Eau Pleine: questions
What is the median household income in Eau Pleine?
$71,128 (±$457) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eau Pleine?
3.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eau Pleine?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 49% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eau Pleine work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshfield (32%, 11 mi), Stratford (14%, 3 mi), Wausau (6%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eau Pleine without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eau Pleine, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eau Pleine
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.