Work and commuting in Sayner
Hardly any work in Sayner itself; outside it, Arbor Vitae draws the most (17%, 7 miles). Home is the office for 22% of workers; Wisconsin has 13%. The trip to work takes 16 minutes on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Sayner, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 76 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 116 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Sayner on a workday afternoon, 19% more than live here.
1.5 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.
The daily trip into Sayner
Where Sayner 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.
Inside Sayner’s 116 jobs
116 jobs are based in Sayner.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sayner, 2013 → 2023: 96 → 116. 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 Sayner’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Sayner: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sayner workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 commuters (the 23% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Sayner
About 25% 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.
The towns around Sayner
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sayner workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayner | – | — | — | 16 min | $33,750 |
| St. Germain | under 3% | C− | C | 18 min | $62,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sayner’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 Sayner: questions
What is the median household income in Sayner?
$33,750 (±$31,168) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sayner?
8.9%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sayner?
16 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sayner work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Arbor Vitae (17%, 7 mi), Minocqua (13%, 20 mi), Lac du Flambeau (8%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sayner without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sayner, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sayner
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.