Eileen at work: jobs, income and the commute
Commuters spend 18 minutes getting to work on average, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26. 5% of workers work from home (Wisconsin 13%). Only 5% stay in Eileen for work; outside it, Ashland is the main destination (34%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Eileen: the gist
Where Eileen goes to work
Where Eileen clocks in
34% of workers
5% 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.
A workday in Eileen: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 327 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 244 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in Eileen on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Factories, building and farms: 59% of the jobs in Eileen
260 jobs are based in Eileen.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eileen, 2013 → 2023: 91 → 260. 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 Eileen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes each way for Eileen’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eileen workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 412 commuters (the 5% 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.
How many miles Eileen commutes
About 28% 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.
Work next door: 36% of Eileen’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eileen workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eileen | – | — | — | 18 min | $93,438 |
| Barksdale | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Ashland | 34% | C− | A | 14 min | $54,529 |
| Pilsen | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Kelly | 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Gingles | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Keystone | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Barksdale, Pilsen, Kelly, Gingles and Keystone: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ashland. Darker towns draw more of Eileen’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 Eileen: questions
What is the median household income in Eileen?
$93,438 (±$23,558) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eileen?
5.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eileen?
18 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eileen work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ashland (34%, 6 mi), Washburn (5%, 10 mi), White River (3%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eileen without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eileen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eileen
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.