Lake Winnebago has higher household incomes than 98% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Lake Winnebago A+; getting around on foot earns it D. 1.0% of residents are in poverty (Missouri 12.6%). Only 1% work in Lake Winnebago itself; outside it, Kansas City draws the most (22%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Lake Winnebago
Lake Winnebago’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lake Winnebago is Kansas City, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 22% of working residents (163) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Lake Winnebago is a place people come home to
There are 184 jobs based in Lake Winnebago, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lake Winnebago has about 1,300 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 740 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Lake Winnebago: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Lake Winnebago is among the top U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 74% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Lake Winnebago’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Lake Winnebago stays A+.
The distance from Lake Winnebago to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How many people are in Lake Winnebago by day
On a workday 729 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 173 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Lake Winnebago on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.25 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Lake Winnebago ends
Where Lake Winnebago clocks in
22% 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.
Inside Lake Winnebago’s 184 jobs
184 jobs are based in Lake Winnebago.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Winnebago, 2014 → 2024: 75 → 184. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lake Winnebago’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Lake Winnebago: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Winnebago workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 700 commuters (the 20% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 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 commute in Lake Winnebago is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lake Winnebago is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.2% across Missouri.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 875 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.3% of Lake Winnebago households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lake Winnebago’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lake Winnebago places 56th of 5,656 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Warson Woods MO | 1,990 | $207K | 1.3% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 54 | Stillwater Township MN | 1,831 | $162K | 3.4% | 3.0% | <1% | A+ |
| 55 | Weatherby Lake MO | 2,139 | $153K | 3.4% | 1.4% | 3% | A+ |
| 56 | Lake Winnebago MO | 1,869 | $179K | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 57 | Nissequogue NY | 1,638 | $173K | 4.1% | 3.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 58 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 106 | LaBarque Creek MO | 1,457 | $133K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 152 | Bel-Nor MO | 1,351 | $111K | 5.8% | 8.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lake Winnebago, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
17% of Lake Winnebago works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Winnebago workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Winnebago | – | A+ | D | 27 min | $178,565 |
| Lee's Summit | 17% | A | B− | 25 min | $102,531 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lee's Summit. Darker towns draw more of Lake Winnebago’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 2024, 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 Lake Winnebago: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Winnebago?
$178,565 (±$18,618) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Winnebago?
1.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Winnebago?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Winnebago work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (22%, 23 mi), Lee's Summit (17%, 7 mi), Overland Park (8%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Lake Winnebago walkable?
Lake Winnebago is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lake Winnebago without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Winnebago, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Winnebago
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.