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Jobs & commute in Weirgor

Weirgor has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

Working residents average 28 minutes each way; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26. 12 jobs are based in Weirgor, and 103 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Weirgor for work; outside it, Hayward is the main destination (15%, 24 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Weirgor, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 103 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.

103live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
12work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night310
Workday220
310live here− 100head out to work+ 12come in to work= 220on a workday

About 220 people are in Weirgor on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.12jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where people from Weirgor work

Radisson: 7 residents work here (7%)Winter: 5 residents work here (5%)Exeland: 2 residents work here (2%)Barron: 2 residents work here (2%)Hayward: 15 residents work here (15%)Ladysmith: 4 residents work here (4%)Rice Lake: 3 residents work here (3%)Marshfield: 3 residents work here (3%)Eau Claire: 3 residents work here (3%)Sylvan TownshipWeirgorWinterMurryHunterMeadowbrookMeteorOjibwaRadissonAtlantaDraperLawrenceBass LakeHayward: 4 residents work here (4%)HaywardRadissonWinterLadysmithHaywardRice LakeWeirgor
1
Hayward24.5 mi away
15%15
2
Radisson4.7 mi away
7%7
3
Winter13.6 mi away
5%5
4
Ladysmith17.8 mi away
4%4
5
Hayward21.7 mi away
4%4
6
Rice Lake28.8 mi away
3%3
7
Marshfield88.4 mi away
3%3
8
Eau Claire62.3 mi away
3%3
9
Exeland2.3 mi away
2%2
10
Barron36 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
53%55
The top trips

Where Weirgor 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 jobs

Jobs in Weirgor: what the 12 are

Jobs based in WeirgorJobs Weirgor residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%25%
Trade, transport & utilities67%25%
Services: health, schools, offices33%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month42%22%
Over $3,333 a month58%55%

Who does it

29 or younger25%30%
30 to 5442%44%
55 and older33%26%
+71%

Jobs based in Weirgor, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 12. 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 Weirgor’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Weirgor: about 28 minutes

A year of commuting
217 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Weirgor28 min
Wisconsin22 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
11%

of Weirgor workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Weirgor gets to work
96%Drive alone
1%Walk
3%Other

Share of the 89 commuters (the 11% 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.

How far

How many miles Weirgor commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHayward: 15% · 24.5 miRadisson: 7% · 4.7 miWinter: 5% · 13.6 miLadysmith: 4% · 17.8 miHayward: 4% · 21.7 miRice Lake: 3% · 28.8 miMarshfield: 3% · 88.4 miEau Claire: 3% · 62.3 miExeland: 2% · 2.3 miBarron: 2% · 36 miHayward 15%Radisson 7%Winter 5%Ladysmith 4%Hayward 4%Weirgor
WeirgorTop destinations (size = commuters)
12%Under 10 mi12 residents
21%10–24 mi21 residents
23%25–50 mi23 residents
45%Over 50 mi46 residents

About 45% 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

Weirgor and its neighbors

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Weirgor28 min
Murry32 min
Radisson34 min
Meadowbrook43 min
Meteor47 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownWeirgor workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Weirgor–——28 min$58,958
Meteorunder 2%——47 min—
Meadowbrookunder 2%——43 min—
Radissonunder 2%——34 min—
Murryunder 2%——32 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Meteor, Meadowbrook, Radisson and Murry: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Weirgor’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Weirgor: questions

What is the median household income in Weirgor?

$58,958 (±$33,130) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Weirgor?

10.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Weirgor?

28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Weirgor work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hayward (15%, 24 mi), Radisson (7%, 5 mi), Winter (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Weirgor 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 Weirgor, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Weirgor

Weirgor home →

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.