Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Spruce has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Spruce has 64 jobs; 451 of its residents have a job. Only 1% stay in Spruce for work; outside it, Green Bay is the main destination (12%, 33 miles). The average commute takes 32 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Spruce: the figures worth knowing
Spruce is a place people come home to
There are 64 jobs based in Spruce, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Spruce has about 570 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Spruce’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Spruce is Green Bay, 33 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (55) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Spruce workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 451 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Spruce
On a workday 445 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Spruce on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Half of Spruce commutes less than 32 miles
About 26% 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.
A commute of about 32 minutes in Spruce
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spruce workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 283 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Out of Spruce to work: where people go
Where Spruce clocks in
12% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Goods, not services: 34% of the jobs in Spruce
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spruce, 2013 → 2023: 83 → 64. 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 Spruce’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Spruce and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Lena (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spruce workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce | – | — | — | 32 min | $75,417 |
| Maple Valley | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Oconto Falls | under 2% | B+ | C | 29 min | $91,597 |
| Brazeau | under 2% | C | C− | 32 min | $72,688 |
| Lena | 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Maple Valley and Lena: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Spruce’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 Spruce: questions
What is the median household income in Spruce?
$75,417 (±$13,656) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spruce?
12.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spruce?
32 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spruce work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Green Bay (12%, 33 mi), Lena (9%, 6 mi), Oconto Falls (9%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Spruce 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 Spruce, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spruce
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.