Springbrook has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 26 minutes each way (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Springbrook; the top destination outside it is Hayward (12%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Springbrook
Springbrook is a place people come home to
There are 37 jobs based in Springbrook, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Springbrook has about 340 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 221 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Springbrook quiets down on a workday
On a workday 217 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Springbrook on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.17 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Half of Springbrook commutes less than 24 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 33% 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.
12% of working residents work in Hayward
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Springbrook clocks in
12% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Springbrook makes things: 70% of its jobs are in goods
37 jobs are based in Springbrook. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Springbrook’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springbrook, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 37. 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.
About 26 minutes each way, longer than most of Wisconsin
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springbrook workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 249 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Springbrook and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Springbrook’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springbrook workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springbrook | – | — | — | 26 min | $53,611 |
| Crystal | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Trego | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Bass Lake | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Gull Lake | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Brooklyn | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Crystal, Trego and Gull Lake: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Bass Lake and Brooklyn: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Springbrook: questions
What is the median household income in Springbrook?
$53,611 (±$14,026) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springbrook?
21.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springbrook?
26 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springbrook work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hayward (12%, 12 mi), Rice Lake (10%, 32 mi), Hayward (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Springbrook without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springbrook, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springbrook
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.