Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Ridgeland
The average commute takes 20 minutes each way, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26. 3% of workers work from home (Wisconsin 13%). Only 2% work in Ridgeland itself; outside it, Menomonie draws the most (15%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Ridgeland by day
On a workday 105 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 182 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Ridgeland on a workday afternoon, 29% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where the people who work in Ridgeland live
Where Ridgeland 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.
29% of the jobs in Ridgeland make or build things
184 jobs are based in Ridgeland.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ridgeland, 2013 → 2023: 86 → 184. 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 Ridgeland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Ridgeland: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ridgeland workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 120 commuters (the 3% 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.
The distance from Ridgeland to work
About 28% 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.
Ridgeland and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ridgeland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeland | – | — | — | 20 min | $40,156 |
| Wilson | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wilson: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ridgeland’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 Ridgeland: questions
What is the median household income in Ridgeland?
$40,156 (±$12,872) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ridgeland?
18.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ridgeland?
20 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ridgeland work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Menomonie (15%, 21 mi), Eau Claire (10%, 33 mi), Colfax (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ridgeland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ridgeland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ridgeland
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.