Lebanon has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 4% work in Lebanon; the top destination outside it is Watertown (7%, 7 miles). There are 146 jobs in Lebanon, against 735 working residents. Lebanon grades A− for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Lebanon
Lebanon is a place people come home to
There are 146 jobs based in Lebanon, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lebanon has about 990 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lebanon workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 735 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Lebanon
On income, poverty and job access, Lebanon is better than 76% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Lebanon’s grade. It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (7.8%) is left out: Lebanon’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Lebanon could be anywhere from B− to A.
Who works in Lebanon, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 705 residents head out to work, 30 work right here, and 116 people come in from elsewhere.
About 990 people are in Lebanon on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
From Lebanon, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lebanon workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 710 commuters (the 13% 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 the trip to work from Lebanon ends
Where Lebanon clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Making and building: 32% of jobs based in Lebanon
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lebanon, 2014 → 2024: 74 → 146. 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 Lebanon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Lebanon goes to work
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.
In Lebanon, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lebanon is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Lebanon 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 814 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.8% of Lebanon households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lebanon’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Lebanon ranks: 834th of 5,794 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
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| 24 | Nashotah WI | 1,298 | $148K | 1.1% | 0.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 42 | Maple Bluff WI | 1,305 | $199K | 3.0% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 832 | Lincoln Township IN | 1,797 | $105K | 4.9% | 6.1% | <1% | A− |
| 833 | Blandford MA | 1,212 | $92K | 5.5% | 0.3% | 2% | A− |
| 834 | Lebanon WI | 1,576 | $88K | 6.2% | 7.8% | 4% | A− |
| 835 | Lone Tree IA | 1,332 | $91K | 4.8% | 2.7% | 3% | A− |
| 836 | Amboy Township OH | 1,824 | $111K | 6.0% | 4.0% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Lebanon, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
How Lebanon compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lebanon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | – | A− | D | 28 min | $87,750 |
| Emmet | under 3% | A− | D | 34 min | $95,938 |
| Ashippun | under 3% | A | C− | 27 min | $97,159 |
| Hustisford | under 3% | B+ | C− | 35 min | $94,479 |
| Ixonia | under 3% | A | B− | 25 min | $89,427 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lebanon’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 Lebanon: questions
What is the median household income in Lebanon?
$87,750 (±$16,634) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lebanon?
6.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lebanon?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lebanon work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (7%, 7 mi), Hustisford (6%, 8 mi), Hartford (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Lebanon walkable?
Lebanon is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lebanon 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 Lebanon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lebanon
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. 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.