Photo: Awkwafaba · CC BY-SA 4.0Making a living in Chenequa
Hardly any stay in Chenequa for work; outside it, Milwaukee is the main destination (8%, 21 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26. 207 jobs are based in Chenequa for 236 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Chenequa
On a workday 234 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 205 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.88 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Chenequa’s working residents head each day
Where Chenequa clocks in
8% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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 Chenequa
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chenequa, 2013 → 2023: 208 → 207. 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 Chenequa’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Chenequa: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chenequa workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 213 commuters (the 14% 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 Chenequa
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.
Chenequa and its neighbors: 12% work next door
The biggest share goes to Merton (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chenequa workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenequa | – | — | — | 26 min | $223,750 |
| Merton | 6% | A+ | C | 24 min | $119,297 |
| Delafield | 6% | A | B− | 25 min | $94,806 |
| North Lake | under 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Nashotah | under 4% | A+ | A− | 22 min | $148,403 |
Same-state neighbors only. North Lake: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chenequa’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 Chenequa: questions
What is the median household income in Chenequa?
$223,750 (±$139,534) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chenequa?
3.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chenequa?
26 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chenequa work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milwaukee (8%, 21 mi), Waukesha (8%, 10 mi), Brookfield (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chenequa without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chenequa, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chenequa
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.