Sampson has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 24% of workers; Wisconsin has 13%. Sampson has 76 jobs, and 360 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Sampson; the top destination outside it is Eau Claire (17%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Sampson: the gist
Sampson’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Sampson is Eau Claire, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (61) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Sampson is a place people come home to
There are 76 jobs based in Sampson, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sampson has about 710 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Sampson workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 77 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 360 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Half of Sampson commutes less than 26 miles
About 22% 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.
Who works in Sampson, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 356 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About 710 people are in Sampson on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Time on the road from Sampson: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sampson workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 276 commuters (the 24% 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.
Where the trip to work from Sampson ends
Where Sampson clocks in
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.
The kinds of work in Sampson
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sampson, 2013 → 2023: 78 → 76. 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 Sampson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Sampson compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bloomer (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sampson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampson | – | — | — | 32 min | $78,295 |
| Birch Creek | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Dovre | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Bloomer | 3% | C | C− | 28 min | $78,690 |
| Big Bend | under 2% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| Rusk | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Birch Creek, Dovre and Rusk: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Big Bend: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sampson’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 Sampson: questions
What is the median household income in Sampson?
$78,295 (±$11,703) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sampson?
7.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sampson?
32 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sampson work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Eau Claire (17%, 29 mi), Bloomer (15%, 10 mi), Chippewa Falls (7%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sampson without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sampson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sampson
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.