Trego has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
There are 153 jobs in Trego, and 397 of its residents work somewhere. Only 5% stay in Trego for work; outside it, Spooner is the main destination (17%, 7 miles). Working residents average 29 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
The short version on getting to work from Trego
A big share show a job far from home
30% 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 ↓
Trego workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 397 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Near or far: the trip to work from Trego
About 30% 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.
The trip to work from Trego: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Trego workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 289 commuters (the 17% 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.
Trego on a workday afternoon
On a workday 378 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 134 people come in from elsewhere.
About 700 people are in Trego on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 Trego goes to work
Where Trego 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: 31% of the jobs in Trego
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Trego, 2013 → 2023: 171 → 153. 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 Trego’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Trego
The biggest share goes to Casey (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Trego workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trego | – | — | — | 29 min | $61,587 |
| Spooner | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Springbrook | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Brooklyn | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Crystal | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Evergreen | under 3% | D | D | 24 min | $58,487 |
| Casey | 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spooner and Brooklyn: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Springbrook, Crystal and Casey: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Trego’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 Trego: questions
What is the median household income in Trego?
$61,587 (±$3,810) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trego?
10.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Trego?
29 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Trego work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Spooner (17%, 7 mi), Shell Lake (6%, 14 mi), Rice Lake (5%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Trego without a car?
1% 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 Trego, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trego
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.