Strickland has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The trip to work takes 35 minutes on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 7 jobs are based in Strickland, against 127 working residents. Hardly any stay in Strickland for work; outside it, Rice Lake is the main destination (18%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Strickland on a workday afternoon
On a workday 127 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Strickland on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Where the trip to work from Strickland ends
Where Strickland clocks in
6% 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.
Strickland works in goods: 29% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Strickland, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 7. 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 Strickland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 35 minutes from Strickland
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Strickland workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 99 commuters (the 19% 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 Strickland’s workers travel
About 20% 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.
How Strickland compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Weyerhaeuser (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Strickland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strickland | – | — | — | 35 min | $84,500 |
| Stubbs | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Sumner | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Rusk | under 3% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Wilkinson | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Weyerhaeuser | 5% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stubbs, Sumner, Rusk, Wilkinson and Weyerhaeuser: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Strickland’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 Strickland: questions
What is the median household income in Strickland?
$84,500 (±$13,223) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Strickland?
7.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Strickland?
35 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Strickland work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rice Lake (18%, 13 mi), Ladysmith (7%, 19 mi), Chetek (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Strickland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Strickland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Strickland
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.