Most of New Haven commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in New Haven for work; outside it, Menomonie is the main destination (11%, 21 miles). 51 jobs are based in New Haven, against 316 working residents. Commuters spend 42 minutes getting to work on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in New Haven: the gist
New Haven workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 153 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (28 to 39 minutes). Time on the road ↓
New Haven is a place people come home to
There are 51 jobs based in New Haven, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday New Haven has about 440 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 316 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Each way, about 42 minutes from New Haven
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Haven workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 300 commuters (the 14% 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.
New Haven by day and by night
On a workday 315 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in New Haven on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ New Haven’s residents
Where New Haven clocks in
4% 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.
New Haven works in goods: 73% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Haven, 2014 → 2024: 85 → 51. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs New Haven’s own residents hold wherever they work.
New Haven’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 2024.
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 New Haven
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Haven workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Haven | – | — | — | 42 min | $79,063 |
| Vance Creek | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Sheridan | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Forest | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Tiffany | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Vance Creek, Sheridan, Forest and Tiffany: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Haven’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 2024, 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 New Haven: questions
What is the median household income in New Haven?
$79,063 (±$10,047) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Haven?
6.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Haven?
42 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Haven work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Menomonie (11%, 21 mi), Eau Claire (8%, 38 mi), Barron (4%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around New Haven 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 New Haven, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Haven
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.