TENNIE AND LAURA (Shipwreck) (Additional Documentation) · Public domainHouseholds in Bayside have higher incomes than those in 96% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 5.1% of residents (Wisconsin 10.6%). For jobs and income Bayside is better than 96% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (C+). Working from home is the commute for 34% of workers, next to 13% for Wisconsin as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Bayside stands out on work
A lot of Bayside works from home
34% of Bayside workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Time on the road ↓
Bayside and Milwaukee trade workers both ways
Milwaukee is the top workplace for Bayside residents (36%) and also where the most people who work in Bayside come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Nearly all the work in Bayside is services
88% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 2% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Income, poverty and work: Bayside’s grade explained
Household income is its strongest input ($160,096, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bayside could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Bayside’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bayside workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,282 commuters (the 34% 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.
36% of working residents work in Milwaukee
Where Bayside clocks in
36% of workers
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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Bayside
1,321 jobs are based in Bayside.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bayside, 2013 → 2023: 1,706 → 1,321. 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 Bayside’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Bayside on a workday
On a workday 1,971 residents head out to work, 72 work right here, and 1,249 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Bayside on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.65 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 2023, primary jobs.
How far Bayside goes to work
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.
The commute in Bayside is mostly behind the wheel
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.8% across Wisconsin.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,954 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 30% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 87% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.7% of Bayside households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bayside’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Bayside is 175th of 4,039 U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 51 | Ottawa WI | 3,642 | $153K | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Jackson WI | 3,950 | $117K | 0.6% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Bristol WI | 4,347 | $141K | 1.2% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 173 | St. Paul Park MN | 5,396 | $101K | 5.0% | 1.7% | 4% | A+ |
| 174 | North Wales PA | 3,422 | $128K | 5.0% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| 175 | Bayside WI | 4,331 | $160K | 5.1% | 2.7% | 4% | A+ |
| 176 | North Salem NY | 5,181 | $179K | 3.1% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
| 177 | Wrightstown Township PA | 3,278 | $189K | 5.8% | 2.5% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,039 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Bayside, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
How Bayside compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Mequon (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bayside workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayside | – | A+ | C+ | 23 min | $160,096 |
| Fox Point | under 2% | A+ | A− | 26 min | $141,467 |
| Mequon | 6% | A+ | B− | 22 min | $144,051 |
| River Hills | under 2% | A+ | B | 24 min | $204,427 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bayside’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 Bayside: questions
What is the median household income in Bayside?
$160,096 (±$20,082) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bayside?
5.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bayside?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bayside work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milwaukee (36%, 9 mi), Wauwatosa (6%, 11 mi), Glendale (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bayside walkable?
Bayside is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 9.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bayside without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bayside, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bayside
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. 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.