Westboro has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Westboro has 24 jobs, and 311 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Westboro for work; outside it, Medford is the main destination (33%, 15 miles). A typical one-way commute from Westboro lasts 26 minutes (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Westboro: the figures worth knowing
Westboro is a place people come home to
There are 24 jobs based in Westboro, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Westboro has about 420 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Westboro works in Medford
103 working residents, 33%, have their main job in Medford, 15 miles away. That’s far more as work in Westboro itself. The commute map ↓
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 311 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Westboro
On a workday 311 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Westboro 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Westboro goes to work
Where Westboro 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.
54% of the jobs in Westboro make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westboro, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 24. 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 Westboro’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes to work from Westboro
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westboro workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 299 commuters (the 18% 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.
Westboro’s commute, mile by mile
About 23% 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.
Westboro and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Rib Lake (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westboro workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westboro | – | — | — | 26 min | $67,875 |
| Ogema | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Rib Lake | 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Molitor | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Chelsea | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Jump River | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Grover | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Kennan | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Greenwood | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ogema, Rib Lake, Molitor, Chelsea, Jump River and Kennan: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Grover and Greenwood: 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 Westboro’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 Westboro: questions
What is the median household income in Westboro?
$67,875 (±$15,676) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westboro?
15.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westboro?
26 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westboro work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Medford (33%, 15 mi), Rib Lake (7%, 13 mi), Ladysmith (3%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Westboro without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westboro, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westboro
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.