Photo: Billertl · CC BY-SA 3.0Fifield has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 25 minutes each way (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). Only 5% work in Fifield; the top destination outside it is Park Falls (25%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Fifield
Fifield and Park Falls trade workers both ways
Park Falls is the top workplace for Fifield residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Fifield come from (23% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fifield is a place people come home to
There are 102 jobs based in Fifield, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fifield has about 660 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% 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 354 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
25% of working residents work in Park Falls
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Fifield clocks in
25% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Fifield quiets down on a workday
On a workday 336 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 84 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in Fifield on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.29 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.
Half of Fifield commutes less than 25 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 32% 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.
What the 102 jobs in Fifield are
102 jobs are based in Fifield. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fifield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fifield, 2013 → 2023: 92 → 102. 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.
About 25 minutes each way, longer than most of Wisconsin
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fifield workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 339 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.
10% of Fifield works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Minocqua (5%). Darker towns draw more of Fifield’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fifield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifield | – | — | — | 25 min | $59,205 |
| Eisenstein | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Flambeau | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Worcester | 1% | C | D | 19 min | $68,438 |
| Lake | under 2% | C+ | C− | 18 min | $69,875 |
| Minocqua | 5% | B− | C+ | 21 min | $69,112 |
| Emery | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Sherman | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Lac du Flambeau | 4% | D− | C+ | 18 min | $57,009 |
Same-state neighbors only. Eisenstein, Flambeau and Emery: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Sherman: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Fifield: questions
What is the median household income in Fifield?
$59,205 (±$16,803) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fifield?
9.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fifield?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fifield work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park Falls (25%, 12 mi), Phillips (12%, 14 mi), Minocqua (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fifield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fifield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fifield
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.