With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Hampden works elsewhere
The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. Hampden has 79 jobs, against 342 working residents. Only 1% work in Hampden; the top destination outside it is Madison (20%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Hampden apart on work
Hampden is a place people come home to
There are 79 jobs based in Hampden, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hampden has about 310 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hampden workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 46 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 342 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Hampden for work, and who comes in
On a workday 338 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Hampden on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of Wisconsin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hampden workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 301 commuters (the 18% 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 places Hampden commutes to
Where Hampden clocks in
20% of workers
11% of workers
9% 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 jobs make up 66% of work in Hampden
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hampden, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 79. 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 Hampden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Hampden commutes less than 17 miles
About 15% 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.
Next door to Hampden
The biggest share goes to Columbus (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hampden workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampden | – | — | — | 28 min | $104,375 |
| Bristol | under 2% | A+ | B | 22 min | $141,010 |
| Leeds | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Columbus | 6% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| York | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Leeds: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Columbus and York: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hampden’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 Hampden: questions
What is the median household income in Hampden?
$104,375 (±$21,477) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hampden?
1.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hampden?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hampden work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (20%, 21 mi), Fall River (11%, 8 mi), Columbus (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hampden without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hampden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hampden
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.