Wheeler has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Wheeler report 19 jobs, against 170 working residents. Hardly any stay in Wheeler for work; outside it, Menomonie is the main destination (28%, 11 miles). At home: 4% of workers have no commute at all (Wisconsin 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Wheeler by day
On a workday 169 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Wheeler on a workday afternoon, 46% 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 the trip to work from Wheeler ends
Where Wheeler clocks in
6% of workersLines 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.
Jobs in Wheeler: what the 19 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wheeler, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 19. 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 Wheeler’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of Wisconsin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wheeler workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 160 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.
The distance from Wheeler to work
About 24% 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.
Around Wheeler: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Hay River (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wheeler workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler | – | — | — | 28 min | $83,750 |
| Hay River | 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Otter Creek | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hay River and Otter Creek: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wheeler’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 Wheeler: questions
What is the median household income in Wheeler?
$83,750 (±$41,138) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wheeler?
10.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wheeler?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wheeler work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Menomonie (28%, 11 mi), Eau Claire (7%, 25 mi), Baldwin (6%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wheeler without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wheeler, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wheeler
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.