Photo: Appraiser · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Haugen
Hardly any work in Haugen itself; outside it, Rice Lake draws the most (27%, 9 miles). 4% of workers have no commute at all, against 13% across Wisconsin. The average commute takes 19 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Haugen on a workday afternoon
On a workday 129 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Haugen on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.68 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Haugen’s working residents head each day
Where Haugen clocks in
5% of workers
4% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Haugen
88 jobs are based in Haugen.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Haugen, 2013 → 2023: 51 → 88. 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 Haugen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 19 minutes to work from Haugen
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Haugen workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 159 commuters (the 4% 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.
Haugen’s commute, mile by mile
About 40% 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.
Haugen and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Haugen workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haugen | – | — | — | 19 min | $76,250 |
| Oak Grove | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oak Grove: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Haugen’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 Haugen: questions
What is the median household income in Haugen?
$76,250 (±$16,926) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Haugen?
8.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Haugen?
19 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Haugen work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rice Lake (27%, 9 mi), Cumberland (5%, 13 mi), Barron (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Haugen without a car?
1% 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 Haugen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Haugen
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.