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Jobs & commute in Weyerhaeuser

Where Weyerhaeuser earns its living

Only 4% stay in Weyerhaeuser for work; outside it, Rice Lake is the main destination (14%, 16 miles). Home is the office for 1% of workers (Wisconsin 13%). The average commute takes 19 minutes each way (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26).

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

Day and night

Who works in Weyerhaeuser, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 107 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.

107live here, work elsewhere
4live and work here
75work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night230
Workday200
230live here− 110head out to work+ 75come in to work= 200on a workday

About 200 people are in Weyerhaeuser on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.71jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.71 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

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

The places Weyerhaeuser commutes to

Golden Valley: 2 residents work here (2%)Winter: 2 residents work here (2%)WeyerhaeuserBirchwood: 2 residents work here (2%)Chetek: 10 residents work here (9%)BruceCameronBarron: 2 residents work here (2%)Ladysmith: 12 residents work here (11%)Rice Lake: 15 residents work here (14%)Eau Claire: 7 residents work here (6%)StricklandRuskStubbsMurryAtlanta: 5 residents work here (5%)Rice LakeLadysmithChetekEau ClaireAtlantaGolden ValleyWeyerhaeuser
1
Rice Lake16.4 mi away
14%15
2
Ladysmith15.6 mi away
11%12
3
Chetek13.8 mi away
9%10
4
Eau Claire42.1 mi away
6%7
5
Atlanta7 mi away
5%5
6
Weyerhaeuser (in town)right here
4%4
7
Golden Valley, MN99.3 mi away
2%2
8
Winter33.6 mi away
2%2
9
Birchwood17.3 mi away
2%2
10
Barron20.9 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%50
The top trips

Where Weyerhaeuser 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

68% of the jobs in Weyerhaeuser make or build things

79 jobs are based in Weyerhaeuser.

Jobs based in WeyerhaeuserJobs Weyerhaeuser residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms68%35%
Trade, transport & utilities14%15%
Services: health, schools, offices18%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less13%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month14%20%
Over $3,333 a month73%63%

Who does it

29 or younger20%11%
30 to 5461%46%
55 and older19%43%
+139%

Jobs based in Weyerhaeuser, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 79. 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 Weyerhaeuser’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The trip to work from Weyerhaeuser: about 19 minutes

A year of commuting
149 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Weyerhaeuser19 min
Wisconsin22 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
1%

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

About 0 in 10
How Weyerhaeuser gets to work
88%Drive alone
2%Carpool
9%Walk

Share of the 85 commuters (the 1% 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

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Weyerhaeuser

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miRice Lake: 14% · 16.4 miLadysmith: 11% · 15.6 miChetek: 9% · 13.8 miEau Claire: 6% · 42.1 miAtlanta: 5% · 7 miGolden Valley: 2% · 99.3 miWinter: 2% · 33.6 miBirchwood: 2% · 17.3 miBarron: 2% · 20.9 miRice Lake 14%Ladysmith 11%Chetek 9%Eau Claire 6%Atlanta 5%Weyerhaeuser
WeyerhaeuserTop destinations (size = commuters)
10%Under 10 mi11 residents
47%10–24 mi52 residents
16%25–50 mi18 residents
27%Over 50 mi30 residents

About 27% 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

Next door to Weyerhaeuser

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Weyerhaeuser19 min
Stubbs33 min
Strickland35 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownWeyerhaeuser workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Weyerhaeuser–——19 min$61,250
Stubbsunder 2%——33 min—
Stricklandunder 2%——35 min—

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

Darker towns draw more of Weyerhaeuser’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 Weyerhaeuser: questions

What is the median household income in Weyerhaeuser?

$61,250 (±$21,676) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Weyerhaeuser?

19.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Weyerhaeuser?

19 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Weyerhaeuser work?

4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rice Lake (14%, 16 mi), Ladysmith (11%, 16 mi), Chetek (9%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Weyerhaeuser without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Weyerhaeuser, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Weyerhaeuser

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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.