Marshfield is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 18,789 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Marshfield is the 43rd largest community in Wisconsin.
Also of interest is that Marshfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Marshfield telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.92% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Marshfield spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.21 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Marshfield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Marshfield is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.02% of adults in Marshfield have a college degree.
The per capita income in Marshfield in 2022 was $47,331, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $189,324 for a family of four. However, Marshfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Marshfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Marshfield residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Marshfield include German, Polish, English, Swedish, and Russian.
The most common language spoken in Marshfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Urdu.