With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Lake Camelot works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 26% of workers; Wisconsin has 13%. Employers in Lake Camelot report 19 jobs, against 335 working residents. Hardly any stay in Lake Camelot for work; outside it, Wisconsin Rapids is the main destination (15%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lake Camelot: the figures worth knowing
Lake Camelot is a place people come home to
There are 19 jobs based in Lake Camelot, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lake Camelot has about 850 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lake Camelot workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
38% 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 335 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Lake Camelot, and who commutes in
On a workday 334 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 850 people are in Lake Camelot on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The trip to work from Lake Camelot: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Camelot workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 317 commuters (the 26% 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.
Half of Lake Camelot commutes less than 31 miles
About 38% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The places Lake Camelot commutes to
Where Lake Camelot clocks in
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.
Jobs in Lake Camelot: what the 19 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Camelot, 2014 → 2024: 14 → 19. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lake Camelot’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Lake Camelot
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Camelot workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Camelot | – | — | — | 35 min | $95,125 |
| Lake Sherwood | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Sherwood: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Camelot’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 2024, 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 Camelot: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Camelot?
$95,125 (±$34,106) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Camelot?
1.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Camelot?
35 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Camelot work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wisconsin Rapids (15%, 13 mi), Rome (14%, 3 mi), Madison (5%, 80 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lake Camelot without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Camelot, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Camelot
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.