With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Crystal Lake works elsewhere
The trip to work takes 25 minutes on average; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26. 71 jobs are based in Crystal Lake; 340 of its residents have a job. 17% of workers work from home (Wisconsin 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Crystal Lake: the figures worth knowing
Crystal Lake is a place people come home to
There are 71 jobs based in Crystal Lake, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Crystal Lake has about 480 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 340 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Crystal Lake by day
On a workday 339 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 70 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Crystal Lake on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Miles to work from Crystal Lake
About 32% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
16% of working residents work in Cumberland
Where Crystal Lake clocks in
16% 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.
68% of the jobs in Crystal Lake pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crystal Lake, 2014 → 2024: 74 → 71. 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 Crystal Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Crystal Lake: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crystal Lake workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 396 commuters (the 17% 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.
Bordering towns draw 16% of Crystal Lake’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crystal Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Lake | – | — | — | 25 min | $83,750 |
| Cumberland | 16% | D− | A− | 21 min | $49,479 |
| Johnstown | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Maple Plain | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Almena | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Cumberland | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Johnstown, Maple Plain and Almena: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Cumberland: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cumberland. Darker towns draw more of Crystal 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 Crystal Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Crystal Lake?
$83,750 (±$23,945) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crystal Lake?
6.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crystal Lake?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crystal Lake work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cumberland (16%, 4 mi), Rice Lake (10%, 17 mi), Turtle Lake (8%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Crystal Lake without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Crystal Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crystal 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.