Stubbs has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Stubbs itself; outside it, Ladysmith draws the most (15%, 12 miles). There are 111 jobs in Stubbs; 204 of its residents have a job. Working residents average 33 minutes each way; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Stubbs: the figures worth knowing
Stubbs workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 204 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How long Stubbs spends getting to work: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stubbs workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 204 commuters (the 8% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Stubbs
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Who works in Stubbs, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 203 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 110 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Stubbs on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
Out of Stubbs to work: where people go
Where Stubbs 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.
Factories, building and farms: 41% of the jobs in Stubbs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stubbs, 2013 → 2023: 85 → 111. 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 Stubbs’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Stubbs and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Bruce (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stubbs workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stubbs | – | — | — | 33 min | $58,333 |
| Thornapple | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Bruce | 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Atlanta | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Strickland | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Big Bend | under 2% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| Weyerhaeuser | 1% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Thornapple, Bruce, Atlanta, Strickland and Weyerhaeuser: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Big Bend: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stubbs’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 Stubbs: questions
What is the median household income in Stubbs?
$58,333 (±$7,251) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stubbs?
10.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stubbs?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stubbs work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ladysmith (15%, 12 mi), Rice Lake (9%, 20 mi), Eau Claire (5%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stubbs without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stubbs, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stubbs
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.