Lawrence has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Lawrence has 24 jobs, and 127 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Lawrence itself; outside it, Ladysmith draws the most (24%, 13 miles). Home is the office for 22% of workers, where Wisconsin as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Lawrence on a workday
On a workday 127 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Lawrence on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Out of Lawrence to work: where people go
Where Lawrence 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.
Jobs in Lawrence: what the 24 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lawrence, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 24. 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 Lawrence’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Lawrence: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lawrence workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 100 commuters (the 22% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Lawrence
About 32% 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 towns around Lawrence
The biggest share goes to Richland (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lawrence workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence | – | — | — | 33 min | $43,587 |
| McKinley | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Grow | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Hawkins | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| True | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Richland | 5% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. McKinley, Grow, Hawkins, True and Richland: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lawrence’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 Lawrence: questions
What is the median household income in Lawrence?
$43,587 (±$2,266) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lawrence?
8.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lawrence?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lawrence work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ladysmith (24%, 13 mi), Hawkins (8%, 9 mi), Medford (6%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lawrence 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 Lawrence, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lawrence
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.