Hunter has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
The average commute takes 38 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. Hunter has 105 jobs, and 305 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% work in Hunter; the top destination outside it is Hayward (28%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Hunter apart
A lot of Hunter works one town over
34% of working residents work in a town that borders Hunter: Hayward (28%) and Round Lake (6%). Next door ↓
Hunter workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 123 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (18 to 34 minutes). 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 305 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 38 minutes each way, longer than most of Wisconsin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hunter workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 217 commuters (the 17% 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 many people are in Hunter by day
On a workday 293 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 93 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Hunter on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Where Hunter goes to work
Where Hunter clocks in
28% of workers
17% 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.
Hunter makes things: 46% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hunter, 2013 → 2023: 143 → 105. 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 Hunter’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Hunter
About 28% 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.
Work next door: 34% of Hunter’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hunter workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter | – | — | — | 38 min | $49,712 |
| Ojibwa | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Round Lake | 6% | C | B− | 25 min | $62,011 |
| Hayward | 28% | C | B− | 18 min | $66,615 |
| Radisson | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Chief Lake | under 1% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Winter | under 1% | C− | C− | 32 min | $72,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Ojibwa and Radisson: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Chief Lake: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hayward. Darker towns draw more of Hunter’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 Hunter: questions
What is the median household income in Hunter?
$49,712 (±$12,298) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hunter?
10.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hunter?
38 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hunter work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hayward (28%, 12 mi), Hayward (17%, 16 mi), Bass Lake (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hunter without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hunter, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hunter
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.