Most of Eisenstein commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Eisenstein has 27 jobs, against 241 working residents. Hardly any work in Eisenstein; the top destination outside it is Park Falls (34%, 7 miles). The trip to work takes 36 minutes on average, next to 22 for Wisconsin and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Eisenstein
Eisenstein and Park Falls trade workers both ways
Park Falls is the top workplace for Eisenstein residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in Eisenstein come from (33% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Eisenstein is a place people come home to
There are 27 jobs based in Eisenstein, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Eisenstein has about 410 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Eisenstein workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (18 to 25 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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 241 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Eisenstein’s working residents head each day
Where Eisenstein clocks in
34% 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.
Eisenstein by day and by night
On a workday 241 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Eisenstein on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
How long Eisenstein spends getting to work: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eisenstein workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 257 commuters (the 8% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 37% of the jobs in Eisenstein
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eisenstein, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 27. 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 Eisenstein’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Eisenstein’s commute, mile by mile
About 30% 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: 37% of Eisenstein’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eisenstein workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenstein | – | — | — | 36 min | $63,194 |
| Park Falls | 34% | D− | B+ | 22 min | $54,643 |
| Lake | under 2% | C+ | C− | 18 min | $69,875 |
| Fifield | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fifield: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Park Falls. Darker towns draw more of Eisenstein’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 Eisenstein: questions
What is the median household income in Eisenstein?
$63,194 (±$12,687) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eisenstein?
6.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eisenstein?
36 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eisenstein work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park Falls (34%, 7 mi), Phillips (14%, 16 mi), Lac du Flambeau (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eisenstein without a car?
0% 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 Eisenstein, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eisenstein
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.