Walter and Mabel Fromm House · Photo: Tgkrause · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Hamburg commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
There are 126 jobs in Hamburg, and 413 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Hamburg; the top destination outside it is Wausau (27%, 15 miles). Working residents average 32 minutes each way, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Hamburg apart on work
Hamburg and Wausau trade workers both ways
Wausau is the top workplace for Hamburg residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Hamburg come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Hamburg workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 29 minutes). 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 413 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Hamburg’s residents
Where Hamburg clocks in
27% of workers
11% of workers
6% 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.
Hamburg’s commute takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hamburg workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 429 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.
In and out of Hamburg on a workday
On a workday 401 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 114 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Hamburg on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Goods jobs make up 61% of work in Hamburg
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hamburg, 2013 → 2023: 149 → 126. 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 Hamburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Hamburg
About 17% 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.
Work in the towns next to Hamburg
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hamburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg | – | — | — | 32 min | $92,656 |
| Berlin | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Halsey | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Rib Falls | 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Corning | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Berlin: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Halsey, Rib Falls and Corning: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rib Falls. Darker towns draw more of Hamburg’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 Hamburg: questions
What is the median household income in Hamburg?
$92,656 (±$23,104) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hamburg?
5.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hamburg?
32 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hamburg work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wausau (27%, 15 mi), Marathon City (11%, 10 mi), Merrill (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hamburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hamburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hamburg
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.