Browns Lake has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. There are 140 jobs in Browns Lake, and 912 of its residents work somewhere. 15% of workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Browns Lake
Browns Lake is a place people come home to
There are 140 jobs based in Browns Lake, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Browns Lake has about 1,100 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Browns Lake and Burlington trade workers both ways
Burlington is the top workplace for Browns Lake residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Browns Lake come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 912 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Browns Lake for work, and who comes in
On a workday 905 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 133 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Browns Lake on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 2024, primary jobs.
20% of working residents work in Burlington
Where Browns Lake clocks in
20% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 57% of the jobs in Browns Lake
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Browns Lake, 2014 → 2024: 101 → 140. 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 Browns Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Browns Lake spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Browns Lake workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 700 commuters (the 15% 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.
Miles to work from Browns Lake
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.
Browns Lake and its neighbors: 20% work next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Browns Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Lake | – | — | — | 26 min | $129,196 |
| Burlington | 20% | A− | B− | 22 min | $83,419 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Burlington. Darker towns draw more of Browns Lake’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 Browns Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Browns Lake?
$129,196 (±$34,986) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Browns Lake?
13.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Browns Lake?
26 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Browns Lake work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burlington (20%, 2 mi), Milwaukee (7%, 29 mi), Kenosha (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Browns Lake without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Browns Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Browns Lake
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.