St. Croix County Economic Profile

The Economic Profile is a general overview of statistical information about the county. It includes population estimates, employment estimates, wage information, retail sales estimates and employment estimates for the county's largest manufacturers.

St. Croix County Economic Profile (315k)

 

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St. Croix Valley Workforce Profile

The St. Croix Valley Workforce Profile has been compiled by Scott Hodek, labor economist for the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), Local Office of Economic Advisors. This 6-page profile contains historical population estimates, labor force data (unemployment rates, labor force participation, and payroll), notable industries and employers, jobs and wages, and per capita income for St. Croix, Polk and Pierce Counties.

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Listed below are selected highlights of the St. Croix County Economic Profile.

Population Estimates
Municipality	2007 Estimate	2000 Census	2010 Projection		Municipality	2007 Estimate	2000 Census	2010 Projection
Towns					Villages
Baldwin	964	903	959		Baldwin	3,555	2,667	3,737
Cady	813	710	776		Deer Park	222	227	229
Cylon	675	629	647		Hammond	1,643	1,153	1,725
Eau Galle	1,042	882	1,050		North Hudson	3,710	3,463	4,161
Emerald	801	691	837		Roberts	1,555	969	1,231
Erin Prairie	683	658	677		Somerset	2,296	1,556	2,231
Forest	640	590	604		Spring Valley*	4	2	0
Glenwood	868	755	841		Star Prairie	644	574	731
Hammond	1,672	947	1,384		Wilson	205	176	212
Hudson	7,821	6,213	8,932		Woodville	1,318	1,104	1,356
Kinnickinnic	1,655	1,400	1,663
Pleasant Valley	490	430	516		Cities
Richmond	2,767	1,556	2,045		Glenwood City	1,222	1,183	1,328
Rush River	531	498	598		Hudson	11,770	8,775	12,097
St. Joseph	3,848	3,436	4,172		New Richmond	7,899	6,310	7,720
Somerset	3,429	2,644	3,478		River Falls*	2,720	2,318	2,708
Springfield	928	808	938
Stanton	1,009	1,003	1,017		St. Croix	79,020	63,155	80,779
Star Prairie	3,557	2,944	3,925		* Indicates the municipality crosses a county line Source: WI Department of Administration, August 10, 2007
Troy	4,524	3,661	4,523
Warren	1,540	1,320	1,731

Median Wage Estimates
Position	2004 Mean Hr Wage		Position	2004 Mean Hr Wage
Accountants & Auditors	$25.47		Metal & Plastic Machine Operator	$11.35
Assemblers & Fabricators	$11.67		Metal & Plastic Moldmakers	$12.29
Cabinetmakers	$14.65		Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks	$14.47
Chemist	$29.01		Plumbers & Pipefitters	$18.24
Computer Support	$17.44		Printing Machine Operators	$14.70
Construction Laborers	$15.76		Registered Nurses	$24.18
Electricians	$22.97		Secretaries	$12.34
Electronic Assemblers	$12.97		Security Guards	$11.18
General Managers	$38.52		Sheet Metal Workers	$18.18
Industrial Production Managers	$32.62		Shipping & Receiving Clerks	$13.09
Inspectors, Testers, Samplers	$14.10		Tool & Die Makers	$21.21
Machinists	$15.81		Waiters & Waitresses	$7.98
Mechanical Engineers	$29.75		Welders (Cutting & Brazers)	$15.32
Source: Department of Workforce Development (OEA) 2004 Wage Data for Labor Supply Areas (#4 Buffalo, Dunn, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix & Trempealeau Counties)

St. Croix County’s Largest Manufacturers
Business	Location	Product	Employees
Clopay Building Products	Baldwin	Garage Doors and Parts	300
McMillan Electric Company	Woodville	Electric Motors	280
Phillips Plastics Corporation*	New Richmond	Plastic Injection Molding	256
United Gear & Assembly	Hudson	Machine Gears	247
Nor-Lake	Hudson	Commercial Refrigeration Equipment	243
Doboy, Inc.	New Richmond	Packaging Machinery	230
OEM Fabricators	Woodville	General Machine	203
Loparex, Inc.	Hammond	Custom Coatings & Film	188
Niro-Hudson	Hudson	Powder/Liquid Processing Systems	180
Scientific Molding Corp.	Somerset	Plastic Injection Molding	180
Donaldson Company	Baldwin	Air Filtration Equipment	176
Preco, Inc.	Somerset	Laser Machining Job Shop	155
Federal Foam Technologies	New Richmond	Foam Fabrication	148
Contour Plastics, Inc.	Baldwin	Plastic Injection Molding	130
St. Croix Press, Inc.	New Richmond	Commercial Printing	119
K-Tek Corporation	Baldwin	Metal Stamping & Assemblies	117
Arrow Precision Plastics	Baldwin	Plastic Injection Molding	110
QMR Plastics	River Falls	Plastic Injection Molding	110
Duro Bag Manufacturing	Hudson	Paper Bags	100
Sons Tool, Inc.	Woodville	Metal Stamping	82
Phillips Plastics Corporation*	Hudson	Plastic Injection Molding	80
Best Maid Cookie Company	River Falls	Cookies	75
Phoenix Fixtures	Roberts	Furniture & Fixtures	75
Johnson Controls	Hudson	Automotive Parts	67
Cady Cheese Factory	Wilson	Cheese Processing	55
Empire Bucket, Inc.	Hudson	Front End Loaders, Buckets	54
*Phillips Plastics New Richmond and Hudson locations combined employee count is 345 Source: St. Croix Economic Development Corporation, Fall 2005 Estimates

For more information on individual communities in St. Croix County communities please visit our Community Information page
or
West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (WCWRPC)
Community Profiles at http://www.wcwrpc.org

 

Additional Demographics Websites

Wisconsin Census Information
website: www.census.gov/census2000/states/wi.html

Population Estimates & Projections
website: www.doa.state.wi.us

WI State & County Demographic & Economic Profiles
website: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55109.html

Employment Information
website: www.worknet.wisconsin.gov or www.bls.gov

Labor Market Information & Employers Information
website: www.dwd.state.wi.us/oea or www.dwd.state.wi.us/dwd/employers.htm

County Sales and Retail Sales Estimates
website: www.dor.state.wi.us/report/index.html (select Sales Tax)

St. Croix County Government Center
website: www.co.saint-croix.wi.us