Stanton has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Stanton itself; outside it, Menomonie draws the most (27%, 11 miles). There are 44 jobs in Stanton, and 348 of its residents work somewhere. A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Stanton
Stanton is a place people come home to
There are 44 jobs based in Stanton, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Stanton has about 480 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Stanton workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 46 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 348 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Stanton on a workday afternoon
On a workday 346 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Stanton on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Getting to work from Stanton takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stanton workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 374 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.
Where Stanton goes to work
Where Stanton 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.
What Stanton’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stanton, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 44. 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 Stanton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Stanton commutes
About 16% 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.
Work in the towns next to Stanton
The biggest share goes to Boyceville (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stanton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanton | – | — | — | 28 min | $98,681 |
| Sherman | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Knapp | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Lucas | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Downing | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Springfield | under 2% | A− | C | 28 min | $97,188 |
| Boyceville | 7% | C− | C+ | 32 min | $59,464 |
| Tiffany | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Glenwood | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sherman: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Knapp, Lucas, Downing, Tiffany and Glenwood: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stanton’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 Stanton: questions
What is the median household income in Stanton?
$98,681 (±$12,492) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stanton?
4.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stanton?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stanton work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Menomonie (27%, 11 mi), Boyceville (7%, 4 mi), Eau Claire (6%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stanton 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 Stanton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stanton
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.