Flambeau has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 26 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. There are 45 jobs in Flambeau; 422 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Flambeau itself; outside it, Ladysmith draws the most (24%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Flambeau, in a few figures
Flambeau is a place people come home to
There are 45 jobs based in Flambeau, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Flambeau has about 570 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Flambeau and Ladysmith trade workers both ways
Ladysmith is the top workplace for Flambeau residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Flambeau come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 422 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Flambeau for work, and who comes in
On a workday 421 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Flambeau on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Out of Flambeau to work: where people go
Where Flambeau clocks in
Lines 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Flambeau
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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The kinds of work in Flambeau
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Flambeau, 2013 → 2023: 74 → 45. 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 Flambeau’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Flambeau spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Flambeau workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 474 commuters (the 12% 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.
26% of Flambeau works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Flambeau workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flambeau | – | — | — | 26 min | $83,393 |
| Ladysmith | 24% | D− | B+ | 18 min | $41,719 |
| Dewey | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Thornapple | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Grant | 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Hubbard | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dewey and Thornapple: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Grant and Hubbard: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ladysmith. Darker towns draw more of Flambeau’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 Flambeau: questions
What is the median household income in Flambeau?
$83,393 (±$22,615) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Flambeau?
15.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Flambeau?
26 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Flambeau work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ladysmith (24%, 4 mi), Hawkins (8%, 20 mi), Eau Claire (4%, 52 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Flambeau without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Flambeau, from the people who make the trip.
More of Flambeau
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.