Webster has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
79 jobs are based in Webster, against 297 working residents. Only 1% work in Webster; the top destination outside it is Viroqua (14%, 8 miles). For 26% of workers, the job is at home (Wisconsin 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Webster: the figures worth knowing
Webster is a place people come home to
There are 79 jobs based in Webster, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Webster has about 640 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Webster works from home
26% of Webster workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Time on the road ↓
Webster workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 61 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 297 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Webster
On a workday 293 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Webster on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
A commute of about 30 minutes in Webster
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Webster workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 263 commuters (the 26% 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.
Where Webster goes to work
Where Webster 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.
In Webster, 30% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Webster, 2013 → 2023: 58 → 79. 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 Webster’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Webster goes to work
About 26% 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.
Next door to Webster
The biggest share goes to Stark (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Webster workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webster | – | — | — | 30 min | $59,375 |
| Stark | 5% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Viroqua | under 3% | B | C− | 23 min | $93,182 |
| Clinton | under 3% | D | C | 25 min | $72,500 |
| Liberty | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stark and Liberty: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Webster’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 Webster: questions
What is the median household income in Webster?
$59,375 (±$15,733) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Webster?
10.9%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Webster?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Webster work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Viroqua (14%, 8 mi), La Crosse (6%, 29 mi), Stark (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Webster without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Webster, from the people who make the trip.
More of Webster
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.