How Rush River works: jobs, income and commuting
Only 1% work in Rush River; the top destination outside it is Hudson (10%, 16 miles). The trip to work takes 33 minutes on average; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26. Rush River has 240 jobs, and 258 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Rush River, in a few figures
A lot of Rush River workers cross into Minnesota
35% of Rush River workers work outside Wisconsin, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, St. Paul (9%), Minneapolis (6%) and Roseville (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Rush River workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 258 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Rush River goes to work
Where Rush River clocks in
10% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
Getting to work from Rush River takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rush River workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 243 commuters (the 14% 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.
Rush River on a workday afternoon
On a workday 255 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 237 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.93 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
66% of the jobs in Rush River pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rush River, 2013 → 2023: 83 → 240. 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 Rush River’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Rush River
About 17% 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.
Rush River and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Baldwin (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rush River workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush River | – | — | — | 33 min | $128,125 |
| Baldwin | 7% | B+ | C+ | 26 min | $77,179 |
| Pleasant Valley | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Martell | under 2% | B+ | C | 37 min | $94,519 |
| Eau Galle | under 2% | B | C | 29 min | $90,840 |
Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant Valley: 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 Rush River’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 Rush River: questions
What is the median household income in Rush River?
$128,125 (±$32,323) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rush River?
5.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rush River?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rush River work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hudson (10%, 16 mi), St. Paul (9%, 34 mi), Baldwin (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rush River 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 Rush River, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rush River
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.