Ojibwa has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 6 jobs in Ojibwa, and 105 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Ojibwa for work; outside it, Hayward is the main destination (13%, 22 miles). Working from home is the commute for 30% of workers (Wisconsin 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Ojibwa: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 104 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Ojibwa on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Out of Ojibwa to work: where people go
Where Ojibwa clocks in
13% of workers
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.
Ojibwa works in goods: 50% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ojibwa, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 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 Ojibwa’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Ojibwa
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ojibwa workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 80 commuters (the 30% 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 it is to work from Ojibwa
About 38% 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.
Ojibwa and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Radisson (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ojibwa workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ojibwa | – | — | — | 27 min | $52,500 |
| Radisson | 6% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Hunter | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Winter | 3% | C− | C− | 32 min | $72,250 |
| New Post | under 3% | — | — | 52 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Radisson and Hunter: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. New Post: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ojibwa’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 Ojibwa: questions
What is the median household income in Ojibwa?
$52,500 (±$26,168) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ojibwa?
29.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ojibwa?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ojibwa work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hayward (13%, 22 mi), Radisson (6%, 5 mi), Winter (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ojibwa 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 Ojibwa, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ojibwa
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.