Photo: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0Most of Haney commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
26 jobs are based in Haney for 139 working residents. Hardly any work in Haney; the top destination outside it is Prairie du Chien (18%, 21 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Haney
On a workday 139 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Haney on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
The towns that employ Haney’s residents
Where Haney clocks in
18% of workers
6% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 65% of the jobs in Haney
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Haney, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 26. 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 Haney’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Haney: about 33 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Haney workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 103 commuters (the 11% 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.
How far Haney’s workers travel
About 32% 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 Haney
The biggest share goes to Seneca (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Haney workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haney | – | — | — | 33 min | $55,208 |
| Bell Center | under 3% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| Seneca | 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Clayton | under 3% | C− | C+ | 28 min | $71,125 |
| Scott | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Eastman | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Utica | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bell Center and Eastman: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Seneca, Scott and Utica: 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 Haney’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 Haney: questions
What is the median household income in Haney?
$55,208 (±$3,310) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Haney?
16.9%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Haney?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Haney work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Prairie du Chien (18%, 21 mi), Boscobel (6%, 10 mi), La Crosse (6%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Haney 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 Haney, from the people who make the trip.
More of Haney
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.