With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Hixton works elsewhere
Only 1% work in Hixton; the top destination outside it is Black River Falls (17%, 8 miles). 57 jobs are based in Hixton for 289 working residents. The average commute takes 31 minutes each way, next to 22 for Wisconsin and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Hixton in brief
Hixton is a place people come home to
There are 57 jobs based in Hixton, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hixton has about 390 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hixton workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 69 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 289 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Hixton
On a workday 286 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Hixton 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.
How long Hixton spends getting to work: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hixton workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 240 commuters (the 13% 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.
Commuting out of Hixton: the destinations
Where Hixton clocks in
Lines 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.
In Hixton, 86% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hixton, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 57. 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 Hixton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Hixton’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Hixton and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Alma (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hixton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hixton | – | — | — | 31 min | $60,313 |
| Curran | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Albion | under 3% | C | D | 22 min | $68,214 |
| Alma | 3% | C+ | D | 36 min | $76,029 |
| Garden Valley | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Springfield | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Curran and Garden Valley: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Springfield: 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 Hixton’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 Hixton: questions
What is the median household income in Hixton?
$60,313 (±$10,361) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hixton?
15.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hixton?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hixton work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Black River Falls (17%, 8 mi), Brockway (7%, 12 mi), Eau Claire (4%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hixton 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 Hixton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hixton
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.