Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0Rietbrock has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Rietbrock for work; outside it, Wausau is the main destination (24%, 18 miles). There are 65 jobs in Rietbrock, and 428 of its residents work somewhere. The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Rietbrock
Rietbrock on a workday afternoon
On a workday 426 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 63 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Rietbrock on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 Rietbrock to work: where people go
Where Rietbrock clocks in
24% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
A place that makes things: 75% of Rietbrock’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rietbrock, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 65. 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 Rietbrock’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes to work from Rietbrock
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rietbrock workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 408 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.
Miles to work from Rietbrock
About 19% 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.
Next door is work for 10% of Rietbrock
The biggest share goes to Athens (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rietbrock workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rietbrock | – | — | — | 20 min | $85,227 |
| Athens | 4% | C− | B− | 26 min | $52,750 |
| Rib Falls | 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Halsey | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Wien | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Johnson | 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rib Falls, Halsey, Wien and Johnson: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rietbrock’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 Rietbrock: questions
What is the median household income in Rietbrock?
$85,227 (±$18,122) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rietbrock?
8.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rietbrock?
20 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rietbrock work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wausau (24%, 18 mi), Marathon City (7%, 9 mi), Merrill (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rietbrock without a car?
<1% 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 Rietbrock, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rietbrock
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.