Sand PillowWI
A town of 176 in Wisconsin.
Is Sand Pillow a good place to live?
Sand Pillow’s mean commuting time is 8 minutes, below both the Wisconsin town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Sand Pillow. Sand Pillow has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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A larger share of residents live below the poverty line in Sand Pillow than in most of Wisconsin or the rest of the country
The top destinations are Brockway (40%), Black River Falls (13%) and Tomah (3%). Of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare, none has a lower median household income than Sand Pillow. Half of commuters travel less than 5 miles.
| Sand Pillow | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 26% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $36,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Sand Pillow, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 6° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Sand Pillow’s adults get no exercise outside work than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town
For adults in Sand Pillow, the share who report frequent physical distress is 19%. No town among the 358 in Wisconsin we compare has a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Sand Pillow. 27% of adults in Sand Pillow smoke cigarettes; 22% report frequent mental distress. Only 8 of the 358 Wisconsin towns we compare have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Sand Pillow.
| Sand Pillow | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 17% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sand Pillow | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.1% | 8.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 33.7% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Sand Pillow faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected losses in Sand Pillow break down as 46% from inland flooding and 27% from cold waves. The FEMA hazard score for Sand Pillow comes to 40 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Sand Pillow
Moving to Sand Pillow: who provides what
Sand Pillow is unincorporated, so Jackson County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Sand Pillow for work
Where Sand Pillow’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sand Pillow; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Sand Pillow residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Sand Pillow
Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States
Sand Pillow is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 262. The community is in central Jackson County, on land of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin. It is bordered to the south by Wisconsin Highway 54, which leads southwest 5 miles (8 km) to Black River Falls, the county seat, and east 48 miles (77 km) to Port Edwards.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 879 ft
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