With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Meteor works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Meteor; the top destination outside it is Hayward (15%, 24 miles). 4 jobs are based in Meteor for 54 working residents. 6% of workers have no commute at all (Wisconsin 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Meteor
On a workday 54 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Meteor on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Commuting out of Meteor: the destinations
Where Meteor clocks in
15% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Meteor
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Meteor, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 4. 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 Meteor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Meteor, about 47 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Meteor workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 commuters (the 6% 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.
The commute from Meteor, by distance
About 43% 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 in the towns next to Meteor
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Meteor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meteor | – | — | — | 47 min | $72,500 |
| Weirgor | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Couderay | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Murry | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Edgewater | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Weirgor, Couderay, Murry and Edgewater: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Meteor’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 Meteor: questions
What is the median household income in Meteor?
$72,500 (±$26,854) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Meteor?
1.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Meteor?
47 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Meteor work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hayward (15%, 24 mi), Ladysmith (6%, 19 mi), Eau Claire (6%, 60 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Meteor without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Meteor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Meteor
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.