Most of Fayette commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 37 jobs in Fayette, and 172 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Fayette for work; outside it, Madison is the main destination (15%, 37 miles). 20% of workers work from home; Wisconsin has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Fayette on a workday afternoon
On a workday 171 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Fayette on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Fayette’s residents
Where Fayette clocks in
15% of workers
14% 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.
Jobs in Fayette: what the 37 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fayette, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 37. 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 Fayette’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Fayette’s commute takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fayette workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 168 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.
Fayette’s commute, mile by mile
About 19% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Fayette
The biggest share goes to Blanchard (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fayette workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette | – | — | — | 31 min | $88,125 |
| Waldwick | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Lamont | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Blanchard | 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Argyle | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Willow Springs | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Waldwick, Lamont, Blanchard, Argyle and Willow Springs: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fayette’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 Fayette: questions
What is the median household income in Fayette?
$88,125 (±$19,226) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fayette?
13.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fayette?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fayette work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (15%, 37 mi), Monroe (14%, 22 mi), Argyle (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fayette without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fayette, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fayette
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.