Making a living in Elk Grove
At home: 20% of workers have no commute at all (Wisconsin 13%). Only 1% work in Elk Grove; the top destination outside it is Platteville (13%, 6 miles). Commuters spend 16 minutes getting to work on average; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Elk Grove: the figures worth knowing
The daily trip from Elk Grove: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elk Grove workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 203 commuters (the 20% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Elk Grove
On a workday 265 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 201 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Elk Grove on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).
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 people from Elk Grove work
Where Elk Grove clocks in
13% 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.
Goods, not services: 93% of the jobs in Elk Grove
204 jobs are based in Elk Grove.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elk Grove, 2014 → 2024: 196 → 204. 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 Elk Grove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Elk Grove
About 27% 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.
The towns around Elk Grove
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elk Grove workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Grove | – | — | — | 16 min | $96,250 |
| Belmont | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Benton | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| New Diggings | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Belmont: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Benton and New Diggings: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elk Grove’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 Elk Grove: questions
What is the median household income in Elk Grove?
$96,250 (±$30,937) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elk Grove?
17.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elk Grove?
16 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elk Grove work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Platteville (13%, 6 mi), Belmont (12%, 4 mi), Dodgeville (7%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Elk Grove without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Elk Grove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elk Grove
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.