Jobs, income and commuting in Holcombe, WI
Home is the office for 20% of workers (Wisconsin 13%). Hardly any work in Holcombe; the top destination outside it is Eau Claire (18%, 34 miles). Working residents average 22 minutes each way, about the same as across Wisconsin.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Holcombe fills up on a workday
On a workday 88 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 121 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Holcombe on a workday afternoon, 14% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.38 per resident).
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 the trip to work from Holcombe ends
Where Holcombe clocks in
10% 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.
Most jobs in Holcombe are in services
121 jobs are based in Holcombe.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Holcombe, 2013 → 2023: 70 → 121. 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 Holcombe’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Holcombe takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Holcombe workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 107 commuters (the 20% 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.
Where in the region Holcombe works
About 23% 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.
The towns around Holcombe
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Holcombe workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holcombe | – | — | — | 22 min | $64,231 |
| Birch Creek | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Birch Creek: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Holcombe’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 Holcombe: questions
What is the median household income in Holcombe?
$64,231 (±$11,574) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Holcombe?
15.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Holcombe?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Holcombe work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Eau Claire (18%, 34 mi), Chippewa Falls (10%, 24 mi), Cornell (9%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Holcombe without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Holcombe, from the people who make the trip.
More of Holcombe
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.