With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of North Bend works elsewhere
Hardly any work in North Bend itself; outside it, Black River Falls draws the most (18%, 19 miles). There are 6 jobs in North Bend for 229 working residents. Home is the office for 7% of workers, against 13% across Wisconsin.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
North Bend at work: what stands out
North Bend is a place people come home to
There are 6 jobs based in North Bend, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday North Bend has about 270 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
North Bend 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 (30 to 32 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 229 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of North Bend on a workday
On a workday 229 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in North Bend on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
About 38 minutes each way, longer than most of Wisconsin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Bend workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 173 commuters (the 7% 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.
Commuting out of North Bend: the destinations
Where North Bend clocks in
10% of workers
3% 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 North Bend are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Bend, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 6. 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 North Bend’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from North Bend
About 29% 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.
Around North Bend: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Melrose (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Bend workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Bend | – | — | — | 38 min | $84,250 |
| Melrose | 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Ettrick | under 3% | B | C− | 31 min | $85,714 |
| Franklin | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Farmington | under 3% | C+ | D | 31 min | $70,550 |
Same-state neighbors only. Melrose: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Franklin: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Bend’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 North Bend: questions
What is the median household income in North Bend?
$84,250 (±$20,070) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Bend?
9.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Bend?
38 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Bend work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Black River Falls (18%, 19 mi), La Crosse (10%, 21 mi), Tomah (3%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around North Bend without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Bend, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Bend
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.