West Marshland has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 4 jobs in West Marshland, and 173 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in West Marshland itself; outside it, Grantsburg draws the most (29%, 6 miles). 4% of workers have no commute at all, where Wisconsin as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves West Marshland for work, and who comes in
On a workday 172 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in West Marshland on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of West Marshland to work: where people go
Where West Marshland 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.
What West Marshland’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Marshland, 2014 → 2024: 17 → 4. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs West Marshland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
West Marshland’s commute takes about 41 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Marshland workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 214 commuters (the 4% 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.
Half of West Marshland commutes less than 18 miles
About 32% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to West Marshland
The biggest share goes to Wood River (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Marshland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Marshland | – | — | — | 41 min | $69,231 |
| Union | under 2% | — | — | 51 min | — |
| Grantsburg | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Wood River | 5% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Lincoln | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Union and Wood River: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Grantsburg and Lincoln: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Marshland’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 2024, 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 West Marshland: questions
What is the median household income in West Marshland?
$69,231 (±$12,072) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Marshland?
5.9%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Marshland?
41 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Marshland work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grantsburg (29%, 6 mi), Pine City (5%, 17 mi), Wood River (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around West Marshland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Marshland, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Marshland
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.