Jobs, income and commuting in Tiffany, WI
Hardly any work in Tiffany; the top destination outside it is Menomonie (21%, 15 miles). The average commute takes 28 minutes each way, next to 22 for Wisconsin and 26 for the U.S. 180 jobs are based in Tiffany for 275 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Tiffany, in a few figures
About 28 minutes each way for Tiffany’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tiffany workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 238 commuters (the 14% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Tiffany
On a workday 273 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 178 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Tiffany on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.65 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Out of Tiffany to work: where people go
Where Tiffany 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 kinds of work in Tiffany
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tiffany, 2013 → 2023: 142 → 180. 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 Tiffany’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Tiffany commutes less than 25 miles
About 23% 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.
Tiffany and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Boyceville (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tiffany workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffany | – | — | — | 28 min | $71,964 |
| Boyceville | 4% | C− | C+ | 32 min | $59,464 |
| Downing | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Hay River | 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Glenwood | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| New Haven | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Stanton | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Sheridan | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Downing, Hay River, Glenwood, New Haven, Stanton and Sheridan: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tiffany’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 Tiffany: questions
What is the median household income in Tiffany?
$71,964 (±$21,961) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tiffany?
2.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tiffany?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tiffany work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Menomonie (21%, 15 mi), Eau Claire (8%, 34 mi), Boyceville (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tiffany without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tiffany, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tiffany
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.