Garfield has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
15 jobs are based in Garfield; 333 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Garfield for work; outside it, Black River Falls is the main destination (9%, 22 miles). The trip to work takes 27 minutes on average (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Garfield
Garfield is a place people come home to
There are 15 jobs based in Garfield, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Garfield has about 460 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Garfield’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Garfield is Black River Falls, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (29) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% 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 333 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Garfield for work, and who comes in
On a workday 333 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Garfield on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 far it is to work from Garfield
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.
Out of Garfield to work: where people go
Where Garfield 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.
The kinds of work in Garfield
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Garfield, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 15. 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 Garfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Garfield takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Garfield workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 258 commuters (the 10% 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.
Next door to Garfield
The biggest share goes to Northfield (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Garfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield | – | — | — | 27 min | $66,000 |
| Sumner | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Cleveland | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Bridge Creek | under 2% | B− | B | 28 min | $83,413 |
| Northfield | 5% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Hale | under 2% | B | C | 31 min | $92,083 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sumner and Northfield: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Cleveland: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Garfield’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 Garfield: questions
What is the median household income in Garfield?
$66,000 (±$17,364) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Garfield?
10.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Garfield?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Garfield work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Black River Falls (9%, 22 mi), Osseo (8%, 5 mi), Eau Claire (7%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Garfield 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 Garfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Garfield
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.