Trimbelle has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
The two grades for Trimbelle are B+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. There are 160 jobs in Trimbelle for 720 working residents. Measured by household income, Trimbelle is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Trimbelle, in brief
Trimbelle is a place people come home to
There are 160 jobs based in Trimbelle, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Trimbelle has about 1,200 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Trimbelle workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 46 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 720 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Trimbelle’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Trimbelle is better than 71% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Trimbelle’s grade up ($107,375, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 37% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (3.7%) is left out: Trimbelle’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Trimbelle could be anywhere from B− to A−.
How many people are in Trimbelle by day
On a workday 710 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 150 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Trimbelle on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
The trip to work from Trimbelle: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Trimbelle workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 743 commuters (the 9% 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.
13% of working residents work in Red Wing
Where Trimbelle clocks in
11% 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.
Trimbelle makes things: 37% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Trimbelle, 2013 → 2023: 175 → 160. 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 Trimbelle’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Trimbelle
About 22% 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.
Few in Trimbelle walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Trimbelle is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Trimbelle near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 820 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.4% of Trimbelle households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Trimbelle’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300, Trimbelle ranks 1,067th of 5,760 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Nashotah WI | 1,298 | $148K | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Maple Bluff WI | 1,305 | $199K | 3.0% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,065 | Greenfield NH | 1,727 | $104K | 5.2% | 3.7% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,066 | Plover WI | 1,565 | $90K | 5.6% | 1.2% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,067 | Trimbelle WI | 1,720 | $107K | 6.1% | 3.7% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,068 | Compromise Township IL | 1,285 | $96K | 4.4% | 2.9% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,069 | Elk Mound WI | 2,057 | $89K | 5.1% | 3.3% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Trimbelle, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Next door is work for 11% of Trimbelle
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Trimbelle workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trimbelle | – | B+ | C− | 28 min | $107,375 |
| Oak Grove | under 2% | A | C | 30 min | $153,279 |
| River Falls | under 2% | A | C+ | 31 min | $118,500 |
| Ellsworth | 11% | B+ | C | 25 min | $87,857 |
| Trenton | under 2% | B+ | D | 27 min | $109,750 |
| Ellsworth | under 2% | A− | C | 31 min | $121,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ellsworth. Darker towns draw more of Trimbelle’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 Trimbelle: questions
What is the median household income in Trimbelle?
$107,375 (±$20,324) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trimbelle?
6.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Trimbelle?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Trimbelle work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Red Wing (13%, 11 mi), Ellsworth (11%, 4 mi), River Falls (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Trimbelle walkable?
Trimbelle is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Trimbelle 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 Trimbelle, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trimbelle
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.