Weston has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Only 1% work in Weston; the top destination outside it is Menomonie (27%, 9 miles). There are 72 jobs in Weston; 299 of its residents have a job. Commuters spend 30 minutes getting to work on average, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Weston, in brief
Weston is a place people come home to
There are 72 jobs based in Weston, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Weston has about 340 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Weston 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 299 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Weston, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 295 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Weston on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 daily trip from Weston: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 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 242 commuters (the 7% 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 Weston goes to work
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.
A place that makes things: 82% of Weston’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Weston, 2014 → 2024: 67 → 72. 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.
How far Weston’s workers travel
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Weston: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Elmwood (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Weston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston | – | — | — | 30 min | $85,000 |
| Lucas | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Eau Galle | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Menomonie | under 2% | A | C | 25 min | $93,225 |
| Spring Lake | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Dunn | 3% | C | C | 26 min | $74,732 |
| Elmwood | 4% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lucas, Spring Lake and Elmwood: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Eau Galle: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. 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?
$85,000 (±$13,752) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Weston?
5.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Weston?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Weston work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Menomonie (27%, 9 mi), Eau Claire (7%, 28 mi), Elmwood (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Weston without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% 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.