There are 3.1 jobs in Stark for every working resident, and 342 people commute in
The average commute takes 31 minutes each way; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26. 343 jobs are based in Stark; 109 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Stark for work; outside it, La Crosse is the main destination (10%, 34 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Stark by day
On a workday 108 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.
About 610 people are in Stark on a workday afternoon, 63% more than live here.
3.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where the people who work in Stark live
Where Stark clocks in
10% of workers
7% 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 Stark, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stark, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 343. 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 Stark’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Stark: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stark workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 127 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Stark
About 32% 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.
Next door to Stark
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stark workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stark | – | — | — | 31 min | $75,250 |
| Webster | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Forest | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Whitestown | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Union | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Webster, Forest, Whitestown and Union: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stark’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 Stark: questions
What is the median household income in Stark?
$75,250 (±$9,394) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stark?
16.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stark?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stark work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are La Crosse (10%, 34 mi), Sparta (7%, 26 mi), La Farge (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stark without a car?
11% 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 Stark, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stark
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.