Flambeau has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). There are 33 jobs in Flambeau for 227 working residents. Only 1% stay in Flambeau for work; outside it, Phillips is the main destination (34%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Flambeau, in brief
Flambeau is a place people come home to
There are 33 jobs based in Flambeau, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Flambeau has about 300 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Flambeau works in Phillips
78 working residents, 34%, have their main job in Phillips, 11 miles away. That’s 34 times as many as work in Flambeau itself. 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 227 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Flambeau on a workday
On a workday 224 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 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.
Where Flambeau goes to work
Where Flambeau clocks in
7% 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.
Flambeau’s commute, mile by mile
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.
A place that makes things: 39% of Flambeau’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Flambeau, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 33. 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.
About 24 minutes each way, about the WI average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 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 189 commuters (the 15% 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 towns around Flambeau
The biggest share goes to Worcester (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Flambeau workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flambeau | – | — | — | 24 min | $59,167 |
| Lake | under 2% | C+ | C− | 18 min | $69,875 |
| Elk | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Fifield | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Winter | under 2% | C− | C− | 32 min | $72,250 |
| Worcester | 5% | C | D | 19 min | $68,438 |
| Draper | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elk, Fifield and Draper: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$59,167 (±$16,934) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Flambeau?
7.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Flambeau?
24 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Flambeau work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phillips (34%, 11 mi), Park Falls (7%, 13 mi), Prentice (6%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Flambeau without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% 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.