Photo: James Steakley · CC BY-SA 3.0Fewer people are out of work in Genesee (0.5%) than in 97% of U.S. towns
Genesee grades A+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 87% of U.S. towns. Only 2% work in Genesee; the top destination outside it is Waukesha (12%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Genesee: the gist
Genesee makes and builds things
76% of the jobs based in Genesee are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Genesee residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 24%. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in Genesee pay over $40,000 a year
74% of the jobs based in Genesee pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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.
Jobs & income in Genesee: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Genesee is among the top U.S. towns, #7 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Genesee’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, Genesee stays A+.
76% of the jobs in Genesee make or build things
2,082 jobs are based in Genesee.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Genesee, 2013 → 2023: 1,558 → 2,082. 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 Genesee’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Genesee for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,962 residents head out to work, 72 work right here, and 2,010 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,300 people are in Genesee on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.69 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.
Commuting out of Genesee: the destinations
Where Genesee clocks in
12% of workers
11% of workers
6% 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.
About 26 minutes to work from Genesee
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Genesee workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,086 commuters (the 19% 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.
How far it is to work from Genesee
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.
Genesee is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Genesee is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns, #282 of 362 in Wisconsin. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 4.8% across Wisconsin, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,790 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 1% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 40% 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). 2.6% of Genesee households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Genesee’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,122 U.S. towns of 5,100 to 9,800, Genesee comes 62nd 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 17 | Fox Point WI | 6,583 | $141K | 2.5% | 0.4% | 3% | A+ |
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| 28 | Elm Grove WI | 6,354 | $158K | 4.4% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
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| 46 | Waukesha WI | 8,507 | $131K | 3.0% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
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| 60 | Shady Hollow TX | 5,709 | $170K | 5.5% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| 61 | Belle Haven VA | 6,570 | $141K | 1.9% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| 62 | Genesee WI | 7,235 | $119K | 3.3% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| 63 | Las Flores CA | 5,513 | $212K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 64 | Grayson GA | 5,569 | $131K | 3.5% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,122 | 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 Genesee, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Next door to Genesee
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Genesee workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesee | – | A+ | C | 26 min | $118,578 |
| Wales | under 3% | A | B− | 23 min | $109,024 |
| North Prairie | under 3% | A+ | D | 23 min | $152,798 |
| Mukwonago | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Waukesha | under 3% | A+ | C− | 26 min | $130,978 |
| Ottawa | under 3% | A+ | D | 27 min | $153,018 |
| Delafield | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mukwonago and Delafield: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Genesee’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 Genesee: questions
What is the median household income in Genesee?
$118,578 (±$7,626) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Genesee?
3.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Genesee?
26 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Genesee work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waukesha (12%, 6 mi), Milwaukee (11%, 21 mi), Pewaukee (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Genesee walkable?
Genesee is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Genesee without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Genesee, from the people who make the trip.
More of Genesee
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.