Willard has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Willard for work; outside it, Ladysmith is the main destination (22%, 10 miles). Willard has 14 jobs; 204 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 26 minutes on average (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Willard: the figures worth knowing
In and out of Willard on a workday
On a workday 203 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Willard on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Out of Willard to work: where people go
Where Willard 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 kinds of work in Willard
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Willard, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 14. 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 Willard’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Willard: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Willard workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 168 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.
The distance from Willard to work
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Willard compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Grant (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Willard workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willard | – | — | — | 26 min | $66,250 |
| Grant | 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Marshall | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Washington | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Grow | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grant, Marshall and Washington: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Grow: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Willard’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 Willard: questions
What is the median household income in Willard?
$66,250 (±$20,683) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Willard?
15.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Willard?
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 Willard work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ladysmith (22%, 10 mi), Eau Claire (6%, 39 mi), Hawkins (3%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Willard without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Willard, from the people who make the trip.
More of Willard
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.