Oak Grove has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Oak Grove report 76 jobs; 411 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Oak Grove; the top destination outside it is Rice Lake (27%, 7 miles). Commuters spend 23 minutes getting to work on average, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Oak Grove stands out on work
Oak Grove is a place people come home to
There are 76 jobs based in Oak Grove, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Oak Grove has about 630 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Oak Grove and Rice Lake trade workers both ways
Rice Lake is the top workplace for Oak Grove residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Oak Grove come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 411 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Oak Grove, and who commutes in
On a workday 409 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 74 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Oak Grove on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 people from Oak Grove work
Where Oak Grove clocks in
6% 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.
How far it is to work from Oak Grove
About 33% 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.
The kinds of work in Oak Grove
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oak Grove, 2013 → 2023: 68 → 76. 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 Oak Grove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Oak Grove
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oak Grove workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 419 commuters (the 10% 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.
Oak Grove and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bear Lake (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oak Grove workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove | – | — | — | 23 min | $62,917 |
| Rice Lake | under 2% | A− | B | 14 min | $87,635 |
| Haugen | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Cedar Lake | under 2% | B− | C− | 25 min | $85,417 |
| Long Lake | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Bear Lake | 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Haugen, Long Lake and Bear Lake: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oak Grove’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 Oak Grove: questions
What is the median household income in Oak Grove?
$62,917 (±$11,099) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oak Grove?
7.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oak Grove?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oak Grove work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rice Lake (27%, 7 mi), Cumberland (6%, 16 mi), Eau Claire (5%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oak Grove without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oak Grove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oak Grove
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.