With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Seif works elsewhere
Working residents average 25 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 9 jobs are based in Seif, against 74 working residents. Only 1% work in Seif; the top destination outside it is Neillsville (12%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Seif, and who commutes in
On a workday 73 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Seif on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
The places Seif commutes to
Where Seif 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.
Jobs in Seif: what the 9 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seif, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 9. 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 Seif’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Seif spends getting to work: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Seif workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 73 commuters (the 15% 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 Seif
About 28% 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 Seif
The biggest share goes to Hewett (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Seif workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seif | – | — | — | 25 min | $67,917 |
| Hendren | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Weston | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Hewett | 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Foster | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hendren, Hewett and Foster: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Weston: 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 Seif’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 Seif: questions
What is the median household income in Seif?
$67,917 (±$23,549) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Seif?
21.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Seif?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Seif work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Neillsville (12%, 10 mi), Eaton (8%, 9 mi), Black River Falls (7%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Seif 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 Seif, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seif
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.