Albert and Edith Adelman House · Photo: Freekee at English Wikipedia · Public domainFox Point has higher household incomes than 94% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 2.5% of residents, where Wisconsin as a whole has 10.6%. Jobs and income earn Fox Point A+; getting around on foot earns it A−. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 12.9 in Milwaukee.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Fox Point apart
A lot of Fox Point works from home
33% of Fox Point workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Time on the road ↓
Fox Point and Milwaukee trade workers both ways
Milwaukee is the top workplace for Fox Point residents (38%) and also where the most people who work in Fox Point come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Fox Point’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 26 minutes, longer than the Wisconsin average of 22. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Fox Point
73% of Fox Point residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 54% of the jobs based in Fox Point pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Fox Point than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Fox Point fell from 1,756 in 2013 to 1,290 in 2023, −27%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Why Fox Point gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fox Point is among the top U.S. towns, #1 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Fox Point’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fox Point stays A+.
From Fox Point, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fox Point workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,142 commuters (the 33% 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.
38% of working residents work in Milwaukee
Where Fox Point clocks in
38% 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.
In Fox Point, services account for most jobs
1,290 jobs are based in Fox Point.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fox Point, 2013 → 2023: 1,756 → 1,290. 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 Fox Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Fox Point
On a workday 3,219 residents head out to work, 93 work right here, and 1,197 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,600 people are in Fox Point on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.39 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How far Fox Point’s workers travel
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.
Fox Point is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fox Point is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns, #62 of 362 in Wisconsin.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,210 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 90% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, <1% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 79% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.1% of Fox Point households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Fox Point’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 4,600 to 8,900, Fox Point ranks 16th of 3,283 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Kings Point NY | 5,710 | $211K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| 15 | Hickory Creek TX | 6,875 | $149K | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| 16 | Fox Point WI | 6,583 | $141K | 2.5% | 0.4% | 3% | A+ |
| 17 | Riva MD | 4,976 | $176K | 1.1% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
| 18 | South Run VA | 6,600 | $250K | 2.1% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Elm Grove WI | 6,354 | $158K | 4.4% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | Waukesha WI | 8,507 | $131K | 3.0% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Genesee WI | 7,235 | $119K | 3.3% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,283 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Fox Point, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Fox Point and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Glendale (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fox Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Point | – | A+ | A− | 26 min | $141,467 |
| Glendale | 5% | B+ | A | 21 min | $78,092 |
| Bayside | under 3% | A+ | C+ | 23 min | $160,096 |
| River Hills | under 3% | A+ | B | 24 min | $204,427 |
| Whitefish Bay | under 3% | A+ | A | 21 min | $157,109 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fox Point’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 Fox Point: questions
What is the median household income in Fox Point?
$141,467 (±$22,335) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fox Point?
2.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fox Point?
26 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 33% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fox Point work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milwaukee (38%, 7 mi), Wauwatosa (7%, 9 mi), Glendale (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fox Point walkable?
Fox Point is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fox Point without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. <1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fox Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fox Point
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.