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Jobs & commute in Maplehurst

Most of Maplehurst commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident

67 jobs are based in Maplehurst; 121 of its residents have a job. Only 5% work in Maplehurst itself; outside it, Gilman draws the most (11%, 11 miles). The average commute takes 33 minutes each way; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Maplehurst

On a workday 115 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere.

115live here, work elsewhere
6live and work here
61work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night340
Workday290
340live here− 120head out to work+ 61come in to work= 290on a workday

About 290 people are in Maplehurst on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.55jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Maplehurst’s working residents head each day

Curtiss: 3 residents work here (2%)LublinThorp: 11 residents work here (9%)Gilman: 13 residents work here (11%)AbbotsfordCadott: 3 residents work here (2%)Ladysmith: 3 residents work here (2%)Stanley: 6 residents work here (5%)Medford: 9 residents work here (7%)Eau Claire: 6 residents work here (5%)AuroraFordGroverClevelandTaft: 5 residents work here (4%)HolwayHixonRooseveltMaplehurstGilmanThorpMedfordStanleyEau ClaireTaftMaplehurst
1
Gilman10.8 mi away
11%13
2
Thorp12.6 mi away
9%11
3
Medford13.8 mi away
7%9
4
Stanley18.3 mi away
5%6
5
Eau Claire46.7 mi away
5%6
6
Maplehurst (in town)right here
5%6
7
Taft12.5 mi away
4%5
8
Curtiss12.6 mi away
2%3
9
Cadott27.8 mi away
2%3
10
Ladysmith34.9 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
46%56
The top trips

Where Maplehurst 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.

The jobs

Factories, building and farms: 69% of the jobs in Maplehurst

Jobs based in MaplehurstJobs Maplehurst residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms69%45%
Trade, transport & utilities27%17%
Services: health, schools, offices4%39%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less9%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%26%
Over $3,333 a month64%58%

Who does it

29 or younger31%21%
30 to 5446%50%
55 and older22%29%
+103%

Jobs based in Maplehurst, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 67. 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 Maplehurst’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of Wisconsin

A year of commuting
254 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Maplehurst33 min
Wisconsin22 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

of Maplehurst workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Maplehurst gets to work
93%Drive alone
7%Carpool

Share of the 122 commuters (the 8% 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

How far Maplehurst’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi55 miGilman: 11% · 10.8 miThorp: 9% · 12.6 miMedford: 7% · 13.8 miStanley: 5% · 18.3 miEau Claire: 5% · 46.7 miTaft: 4% · 12.5 miCurtiss: 2% · 12.6 miCadott: 2% · 27.8 miLadysmith: 2% · 34.9 miGilman 11%Thorp 9%Medford 7%Stanley 5%Maplehurst
MaplehurstTop destinations (size = commuters)
11%Under 10 mi13 residents
45%10–24 mi55 residents
26%25–50 mi31 residents
18%Over 50 mi22 residents

About 18% 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

Work in the towns next to Maplehurst

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Hixon21 min
Holway25 min
Maplehurst33 min
Grover34 min
Roosevelt42 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownMaplehurst workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Maplehurst–——33 min$59,500
Rooseveltunder 3%——42 min—
Holwayunder 3%——25 min—
Hixonunder 3%——21 min—
Groverunder 3%——34 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Roosevelt, Holway and Hixon: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Grover: 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 Maplehurst’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Maplehurst: questions

What is the median household income in Maplehurst?

$59,500 (±$32,496) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Maplehurst?

4.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Maplehurst?

33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Maplehurst work?

5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gilman (11%, 11 mi), Thorp (9%, 13 mi), Medford (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Maplehurst without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Maplehurst, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Maplehurst

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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.