Glenwood has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 35 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. Glenwood has 61 jobs; 348 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Glenwood; the top destination outside it is Menomonie (7%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Glenwood apart on work
Glenwood is a place people come home to
There are 61 jobs based in Glenwood, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Glenwood has about 470 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Glenwood workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (28 to 32 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 348 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Glenwood by day and by night
On a workday 345 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Glenwood on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 2024, primary jobs.
A commute of about 35 minutes in Glenwood
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glenwood workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 349 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.
Out of Glenwood to work: where people go
Where Glenwood 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.
In Glenwood, 39% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glenwood, 2014 → 2024: 48 → 61. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Glenwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Glenwood
About 21% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Glenwood
The biggest share goes to Glenwood City (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glenwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood | – | — | — | 35 min | $56,912 |
| Glenwood City | 6% | C | B | 32 min | $72,917 |
| Springfield | under 3% | A− | C | 28 min | $97,188 |
| Emerald | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Tiffany | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Downing | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Stanton | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Emerald, Tiffany, Downing and Stanton: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glenwood’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 2024, 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 Glenwood: questions
What is the median household income in Glenwood?
$56,912 (±$26,022) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glenwood?
4.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glenwood?
35 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glenwood work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Menomonie (7%, 20 mi), Baldwin (7%, 12 mi), Glenwood City (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Glenwood without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glenwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glenwood
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.