With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Lake Wazeecha works elsewhere
There are 287 jobs in Lake Wazeecha for 1,433 working residents. Only 2% work in Lake Wazeecha itself; outside it, Wisconsin Rapids draws the most (30%, 4 miles). At 23 minutes each way, commutes from Lake Wazeecha run about the Wisconsin average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lake Wazeecha and work: the main findings
Lake Wazeecha and Wisconsin Rapids trade workers both ways
Wisconsin Rapids is the top workplace for Lake Wazeecha residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Lake Wazeecha come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Lake Wazeecha is a place people come home to
There are 287 jobs based in Lake Wazeecha, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lake Wazeecha has about 1,700 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
The places Lake Wazeecha commutes to
Where Lake Wazeecha clocks in
Lines 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.
Who leaves Lake Wazeecha for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,404 residents head out to work, 29 work right here, and 258 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Lake Wazeecha on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
The kinds of work in Lake Wazeecha
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Wazeecha, 2013 → 2023: 317 → 287. 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 Wazeecha’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Lake Wazeecha: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Wazeecha workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,278 commuters (the 8% 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.
The commute from Lake Wazeecha, by distance
About 26% 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.
Lake Wazeecha and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Wazeecha workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Wazeecha | – | — | — | 23 min | $93,346 |
| Grant | under 2% | B | D | 24 min | $89,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Wazeecha’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 Lake Wazeecha: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Wazeecha?
$93,346 (±$14,317) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Wazeecha?
11.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Wazeecha?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Wazeecha work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wisconsin Rapids (30%, 4 mi), Stevens Point (11%, 14 mi), Plover (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lake Wazeecha without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Wazeecha, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Wazeecha
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.