Weston has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Weston report 75 jobs, and 261 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Weston; the top destination outside it is Neillsville (26%, 6 miles). Working from home is the commute for 21% of workers (Wisconsin 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Weston, in a few figures
Weston and Neillsville trade workers both ways
Neillsville is the top workplace for Weston residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Weston come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Weston is a place people come home to
There are 75 jobs based in Weston, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Weston has about 540 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Weston works from home
21% of Weston workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 261 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Weston to work: where people go
Where Weston 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.
How many people are in Weston by day
On a workday 255 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 69 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Weston on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
The trip to work from Weston: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Weston workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 248 commuters (the 21% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 56% of the jobs in Weston
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Weston, 2014 → 2024: 62 → 75. 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 Weston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Weston works
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Weston and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Eaton (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Weston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston | – | — | — | 26 min | $60,865 |
| Pine Valley | 2% | B | B− | 18 min | $87,171 |
| York | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Seif | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Eaton | 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. York and Eaton: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Seif: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Weston’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 Weston: questions
What is the median household income in Weston?
$60,865 (±$11,432) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Weston?
11.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Weston?
26 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Weston work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Neillsville (26%, 6 mi), Black River Falls (5%, 26 mi), Eau Claire (5%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Weston without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Weston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Weston
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.