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Jobs & commute in Stinnett

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Stinnett works elsewhere

Stinnett has 27 jobs, and 96 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Stinnett for work; outside it, Minong is the main destination (25%, 12 miles). 7% of workers have no commute at all, where Wisconsin as a whole has 13%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Stinnett, and who commutes in

On a workday 96 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.

96live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
27work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night210
Workday140
210live here− 96head out to work+ 27come in to work= 140on a workday

About 140 people are in Stinnett on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.28jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Stinnett: the destinations

Duluth: 4 residents work here (4%)WinterBirchwood: 3 residents work here (3%)Minong: 24 residents work here (25%)ThorpCameronBarronCornellHayward: 10 residents work here (10%)Spooner: 3 residents work here (3%)Rice Lake: 4 residents work here (4%)Menomonie: 3 residents work here (3%)Superior: 2 residents work here (2%)BirchwoodFrog CreekGull LakeBass LakeStone LakeStinnettMinong: 5 residents work here (5%)Hayward: 2 residents work here (2%)MinongHaywardMinongDuluthRice LakeBirchwoodStinnett
1
Minong11.5 mi away
25%24
2
Hayward6 mi away
10%10
3
Minong16.4 mi away
5%5
4
Duluth, MN57.4 mi away
4%4
5
Rice Lake37.9 mi away
4%4
6
Birchwood25.7 mi away
3%3
7
Spooner19.2 mi away
3%3
8
Menomonie79.9 mi away
3%3
9
Superior51.2 mi away
2%2
10
Hayward10.1 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%36
The top trips

Where Stinnett 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.

The jobs

Goods jobs make up 44% of work in Stinnett

Jobs based in StinnettJobs Stinnett residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms44%30%
Trade, transport & utilities15%13%
Services: health, schools, offices41%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less11%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%25%
Over $3,333 a month63%59%

Who does it

29 or younger11%19%
30 to 5433%46%
55 and older56%35%
−40%

Jobs based in Stinnett, 2014 → 2024: 45 → 27. 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 Stinnett’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Stinnett’s commute takes about 29 minutes

A year of commuting
220 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Stinnett29 min
Wisconsin22 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
7%

of Stinnett workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Stinnett gets to work
89%Drive alone
10%Carpool
2%Walk

Share of the 114 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.

How far

The commute from Stinnett, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMinong: 25% · 11.5 miHayward: 10% · 6 miMinong: 5% · 16.4 miDuluth: 4% · 57.4 miRice Lake: 4% · 37.9 miBirchwood: 3% · 25.7 miSpooner: 3% · 19.2 miMenomonie: 3% · 79.9 miSuperior: 2% · 51.2 miHayward: 2% · 10.1 miMinong 25%Hayward 10%Minong 5%Duluth 4%Rice Lake 4%Stinnett
StinnettTop destinations (size = commuters)
19%Under 10 mi18 residents
39%10–24 mi37 residents
9%25–50 mi9 residents
33%Over 50 mi32 residents

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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Next door to Stinnett

The biggest share goes to Hayward (2%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Hayward18 min
Frog Creek21 min
Bass Lake22 min
Stinnett29 min
Gull Lake30 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownStinnett workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Stinnett–——29 min$53,750
Bass Lakeunder 3%——22 min—
Frog Creekunder 3%——21 min—
Gull Lakeunder 3%——30 min—
Hayward2%CB−18 min$66,615

Same-state neighbors only. Bass Lake: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Frog Creek and Gull Lake: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Stinnett’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Stinnett: questions

What is the median household income in Stinnett?

$53,750 (±$9,700) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Stinnett?

6.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Stinnett?

29 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Stinnett work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minong (25%, 12 mi), Hayward (10%, 6 mi), Minong (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Stinnett 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 Stinnett, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Stinnett

Stinnett home →

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.