Jobs, income and commuting in Lake Arrowhead, WI
Only 4% stay in Lake Arrowhead for work; outside it, Wisconsin Rapids is the main destination (15%, 13 miles). Working residents average 55 minutes each way; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26. There are 211 jobs in Lake Arrowhead; 363 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lake Arrowhead, in a few figures
Lake Arrowhead workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 55 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 422 hours of commuting, 253 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Lake Arrowhead and Wisconsin Rapids trade workers both ways
Wisconsin Rapids is the top workplace for Lake Arrowhead residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Lake Arrowhead come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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; with 363 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Time on the road from Lake Arrowhead: about 55 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 17.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Arrowhead workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 206 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.
Where people from Lake Arrowhead work
Where Lake Arrowhead clocks in
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.
How far Lake Arrowhead’s workers travel
About 33% 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 daily flow of workers through Lake Arrowhead
On a workday 349 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 197 people come in from elsewhere.
About 820 people are in Lake Arrowhead on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.58 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.
Jobs in Lake Arrowhead: what the 211 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Arrowhead, 2013 → 2023: 244 → 211. 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 Lake Arrowhead’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Lake Arrowhead: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Arrowhead?
$83,086 (±$13,869) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Arrowhead?
4.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Arrowhead?
55 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Arrowhead work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wisconsin Rapids (15%, 13 mi), Rome (13%, 1 mi), Nekoosa (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lake Arrowhead without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Arrowhead, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Arrowhead
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.