At 1.5%, unemployment in Lannon is lower than in 90% of U.S. towns
1.4% of residents are in poverty, against 10.6% across Wisconsin. The two grades for Lannon are A+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 2% work in Lannon itself; outside it, Milwaukee draws the most (22%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Lannon
Lannon and Milwaukee trade workers both ways
Milwaukee is the top workplace for Lannon residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Lannon come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Lannon makes and builds things
53% of the jobs based in Lannon are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Lannon residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 21%. The jobs ↓
Lannon has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Lannon went from 474 in 2013 to 690 in 2023, +46%. 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; with 651 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Why Lannon gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lannon is better than 96% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($83,889, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lannon could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Where Lannon’s working residents head each day
Where Lannon clocks in
22% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 53% of the jobs in Lannon
690 jobs are based in Lannon.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lannon, 2013 → 2023: 474 → 690. 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 Lannon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lannon by day and by night
On a workday 636 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 675 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.06 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 19 minutes each way for Lannon’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lannon workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 798 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.
Lannon’s commute, mile by mile
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 Lannon start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lannon is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Lannon 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 984 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.7% of Lannon households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lannon’s commuters take a bus or train.
177th of 5,793: where Lannon ranks among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 41 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Vandenbroek WI | 1,701 | $129K | 1.6% | 5.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 175 | Woodmont CT | 2,391 | $91K | 1.9% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
| 176 | Lovettsville VA | 2,708 | $141K | 2.8% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 177 | Lannon WI | 2,057 | $84K | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2% | A+ |
| 178 | West Point WI | 2,066 | $140K | 2.2% | 1.4% | 3% | A+ |
| 179 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,793 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Lannon, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Next door is work for 11% of Lannon
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lannon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lannon | – | A+ | C− | 19 min | $83,889 |
| Menomonee Falls | 11% | A | B− | 21 min | $100,238 |
| Lisbon | under 3% | A+ | D | 22 min | $123,720 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Menomonee Falls. Darker towns draw more of Lannon’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 Lannon: questions
What is the median household income in Lannon?
$83,889 (±$18,576) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lannon?
1.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lannon?
19 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lannon work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milwaukee (22%, 12 mi), Menomonee Falls (11%, 2 mi), Wauwatosa (8%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lannon walkable?
Lannon is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lannon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lannon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lannon
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.