Albert and Mary Shekey House · Photo: Boscophotos · CC BY-SA 3.0Koshkonong has lower unemployment (1.1%) than 94% of U.S. towns
5% of workers work from home (Wisconsin 13%). Jobs and income earn Koshkonong A; getting around on foot earns it C−. Household incomes here are higher than in 79% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Koshkonong, in brief
Koshkonong makes and builds things
58% of the jobs based in Koshkonong are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Koshkonong residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 27%. The jobs ↓
Koshkonong and Fort Atkinson trade workers both ways
Fort Atkinson is the top workplace for Koshkonong residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Koshkonong come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Koshkonong is a place people come home to
There are 402 jobs based in Koshkonong, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Koshkonong has about 2,200 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Many jobs in Koshkonong pay little
26% of the jobs based in Koshkonong pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Koshkonong’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Koshkonong is better than 91% of U.S. towns, #98 of 362 in Wisconsin. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 59% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Koshkonong could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Goods, not services: 58% of the jobs in Koshkonong
402 jobs are based in Koshkonong.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Koshkonong, 2013 → 2023: 379 → 402. 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 Koshkonong’s own residents hold wherever they work.
22% of working residents work in Fort Atkinson
Where Koshkonong clocks in
22% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Koshkonong quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,954 residents head out to work, 66 work right here, and 336 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Koshkonong on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
0.20 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.
Time on the road from Koshkonong: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Koshkonong workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,738 commuters (the 5% 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 Koshkonong’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.
Most trips from Koshkonong start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Koshkonong is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns, #306 of 362 in Wisconsin. Both inputs place Koshkonong 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 1,836 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). 8.1% of Koshkonong households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Koshkonong’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,100, Koshkonong ranks 393rd of 4,430 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Ottawa WI | 3,642 | $153K | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Jackson WI | 3,950 | $117K | 0.6% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Bristol WI | 4,347 | $141K | 1.2% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 391 | East Petersburg PA | 4,702 | $92K | 3.3% | 2.9% | 2% | A |
| 392 | Lima WI | 2,920 | $106K | 5.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A |
| 393 | Koshkonong WI | 3,776 | $103K | 4.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A |
| 394 | Salem AR | 2,642 | $74K | 2.4% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| 395 | Wyldwood TX | 4,934 | $88K | 3.6% | 2.2% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,430 | 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 Koshkonong, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Work next door: 22% of Koshkonong’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Koshkonong workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koshkonong | – | A | C− | 19 min | $102,831 |
| Fort Atkinson | 22% | B | A− | 20 min | $79,302 |
| Sumner | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Jefferson | under 2% | A | B− | 25 min | $99,667 |
| Cold Spring | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Lima | under 2% | C+ | D | 26 min | $65,139 |
| Milton | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 28 min | $106,667 |
| Hebron | under 2% | B+ | D | 27 min | $94,438 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sumner: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Cold Spring: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Fort Atkinson. Darker towns draw more of Koshkonong’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 Koshkonong: questions
What is the median household income in Koshkonong?
$102,831 (±$9,118) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Koshkonong?
4.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Koshkonong?
19 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Koshkonong work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Atkinson (22%, 2 mi), Madison (7%, 33 mi), Jefferson (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Koshkonong walkable?
Koshkonong is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Koshkonong without a car?
1% 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 Koshkonong, from the people who make the trip.
More of Koshkonong
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.