Unemployment in Red Cedar (1.5%) is lower than in 90% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). For jobs and income Red Cedar is better than 78% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (C−). Measured by household income, Red Cedar is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Red Cedar, in a few figures
Red Cedar and Menomonie trade workers both ways
Menomonie is the top workplace for Red Cedar residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Red Cedar come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Red Cedar is a place people come home to
There are 239 jobs based in Red Cedar, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Red Cedar has about 1,600 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Where Red Cedar’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Unemployment holds Red Cedar’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 43% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Red Cedar could be anywhere from B to A.
29% of working residents work in Menomonie
Where Red Cedar clocks in
Lines 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.
The daily commute in and out of Red Cedar
On a workday 1,083 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 236 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Red Cedar on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.22 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
32% of the jobs in Red Cedar make or build things
239 jobs are based in Red Cedar.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Red Cedar, 2013 → 2023: 191 → 239. 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 Red Cedar’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 23 minutes from Red Cedar
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Red Cedar workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 981 commuters (the 12% 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 Red Cedar’s workers travel
About 20% 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.
Few in Red Cedar walk, bike or ride to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 4.8% across Wisconsin, on an EPA index of 4.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,116 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.9% of Red Cedar households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Red Cedar’s commuters take a bus or train.
Red Cedar next to U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300: 854th of 5,207 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 35 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 51 | Vandenbroek WI | 1,701 | $129K | 1.6% | 5.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 84 | Sun Prairie WI | 2,291 | $127K | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 852 | Greenfield Township PA | 2,284 | $107K | 8.8% | 0.4% | 2% | A− |
| 853 | Brooklyn WI | 1,841 | $108K | 3.8% | 1.1% | 3% | A− |
| 854 | Red Cedar WI | 2,480 | $100K | 7.2% | 1.5% | <1% | A− |
| 855 | Governors Village NC | 2,295 | $126K | 15.0% | 1.8% | 2% | A− |
| 856 | Blue Ridge VA | 2,800 | $76K | 2.5% | 2.8% | <1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Red Cedar, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Red Cedar and its neighbors: 29% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Red Cedar workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Cedar | – | A− | C− | 23 min | $100,000 |
| Menomonie | 29% | C+ | A | 17 min | $56,889 |
| Menomonie | under 2% | A | C | 25 min | $93,225 |
| Elk Mound | under 2% | B+ | D | 24 min | $89,327 |
| Spring Brook | under 2% | B | D | 27 min | $95,563 |
| Dunn | under 2% | C | C | 26 min | $74,732 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Menomonie. Darker towns draw more of Red Cedar’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 Red Cedar: questions
What is the median household income in Red Cedar?
$100,000 (±$17,298) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Red Cedar?
7.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Red Cedar?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Red Cedar work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Menomonie (29%, 3 mi), Eau Claire (17%, 18 mi), Union (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Red Cedar walkable?
Red Cedar is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Red Cedar without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Red Cedar, from the people who make the trip.
More of Red Cedar
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.