Most of Kewaskum commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
About one in ten work in Kewaskum; the top destination outside it is West Bend (18%, 7 miles). Employers in Kewaskum report 1,035 jobs, and 2,064 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Kewaskum are B− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Kewaskum apart on work
Kewaskum and West Bend trade workers both ways
West Bend is the top workplace for Kewaskum residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Kewaskum come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Kewaskum
64% of Kewaskum residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 41% of the jobs based in Kewaskum pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 91% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Kewaskum workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Many jobs in Kewaskum pay little
29% of the jobs based in Kewaskum pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 34% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Kewaskum
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Kewaskum is better than 54% of U.S. towns, #277 of 362 in Wisconsin. Household income holds Kewaskum’s grade up ($94,141, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Kewaskum could be anywhere from C to A.
Where Kewaskum’s working residents head each day
Where Kewaskum clocks in
18% of workers
8% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Kewaskum
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kewaskum, 2013 → 2023: 993 → 1,035. 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 Kewaskum’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 28 minutes in Kewaskum
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kewaskum workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,065 commuters (the 6% 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.
Who leaves Kewaskum for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,869 residents head out to work, 195 work right here, and 840 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,500 people are in Kewaskum on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Half of Kewaskum commutes less than 17 miles
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.
Getting around Kewaskum: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Kewaskum is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns, #209 of 362 in Wisconsin. Both inputs place Kewaskum near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,196 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.5% of Kewaskum households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Kewaskum’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,931st of 3,938: where Kewaskum ranks among U.S. towns of 3,200 to 6,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Ottawa WI | 3,642 | $153K | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Jackson WI | 3,950 | $117K | 0.6% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Bristol WI | 4,347 | $141K | 1.2% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,929 | Shaftsbury VT | 3,558 | $86K | 9.6% | 2.4% | 8% | B− |
| 1,930 | Lexington WA | 4,413 | $101K | 3.5% | 11.8% | 1% | B− |
| 1,931 | Kewaskum WI | 4,561 | $94K | 10.8% | 6.0% | 9% | B− |
| 1,932 | Liberty Township IN | 4,476 | $74K | 10.5% | 3.3% | 6% | B− |
| 1,933 | Prairieville Township MI | 3,393 | $67K | 7.1% | 3.8% | 4% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,938 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Kewaskum, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
How Kewaskum compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Kewaskum’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 Kewaskum: questions
What is the median household income in Kewaskum?
$94,141 (±$26,566) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kewaskum?
10.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kewaskum?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kewaskum work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Bend (18%, 7 mi), Milwaukee (8%, 34 mi), Menomonee Falls (4%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Kewaskum walkable?
Kewaskum is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kewaskum without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kewaskum, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kewaskum
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.