With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Shanagolden works elsewhere
Home is the office for 7% of workers, next to 13% for Wisconsin as a whole. There are 4 jobs in Shanagolden, and 50 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Shanagolden; the top destination outside it is Park Falls (14%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Shanagolden
On a workday 49 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 81 people are in Shanagolden on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Shanagolden: the destinations
Where Shanagolden clocks in
14% of workers
6% 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.
In Shanagolden, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shanagolden, 2014 → 2024: 1 → 4. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Shanagolden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Shanagolden: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shanagolden workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 68 commuters (the 7% 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.
Miles to work from Shanagolden
About 46% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
12% of Shanagolden works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shanagolden workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanagolden | – | — | — | 20 min | $48,125 |
| Jacobs | 12% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Gordon | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Chippewa | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Spider Lake | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jacobs, Gordon, Chippewa and Spider Lake: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Jacobs. Darker towns draw more of Shanagolden’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 2024, 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 Shanagolden: questions
What is the median household income in Shanagolden?
$48,125 (±$15,914) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shanagolden?
7.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shanagolden?
20 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shanagolden work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park Falls (14%, 19 mi), Jacobs (12%, 11 mi), Butternut (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Shanagolden without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shanagolden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shanagolden
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.