Halsey has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% work in Halsey itself; outside it, Wausau draws the most (13%, 20 miles). Halsey has 64 jobs, against 285 working residents. 37% of workers have no commute at all, where Wisconsin as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Halsey: the gist
A lot of Halsey works from home
37% of Halsey workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Time on the road ↓
Halsey is a place people come home to
There are 64 jobs based in Halsey, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Halsey has about 430 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Halsey workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 285 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Time on the road from Halsey: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Halsey workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 238 commuters (the 37% 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.
Halsey on a workday afternoon
On a workday 282 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Halsey on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 Halsey to work: where people go
Where Halsey clocks in
13% of workers
12% 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.
Goods, not services: 56% of the jobs in Halsey
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Halsey, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 64. 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 Halsey’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Halsey commutes
About 22% 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.
12% of Halsey works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Halsey workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halsey | – | — | — | 29 min | $88,750 |
| Rietbrock | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Hamburg | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Athens | 12% | C− | B− | 26 min | $52,750 |
| Bern | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Corning | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rietbrock, Hamburg, Bern and Corning: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Athens. Darker towns draw more of Halsey’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 Halsey: questions
What is the median household income in Halsey?
$88,750 (±$14,197) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Halsey?
24.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Halsey?
29 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 37% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Halsey work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wausau (13%, 20 mi), Athens (12%, 4 mi), Medford (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Halsey without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Halsey, from the people who make the trip.
More of Halsey
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.