Legend Lake has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in Legend Lake report 43 jobs, and 687 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Legend Lake; the top destination outside it is Menominee (44%, 9 miles). Working residents average 27 minutes each way; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Legend Lake: the gist
Legend Lake is a place people come home to
There are 43 jobs based in Legend Lake, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Legend Lake has about 1,100 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Legend Lake than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Legend Lake fell from 357 in 2014 to 43 in 2024, −88%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Legend Lake workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 38 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 687 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Legend Lake on a workday afternoon
On a workday 681 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Legend Lake on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Making and building: 70% of jobs based in Legend Lake
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Legend Lake, 2014 → 2024: 357 → 43. 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 Legend Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Legend Lake’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Legend Lake workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 537 commuters (the 14% 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 people from Legend Lake work
Where Legend Lake clocks in
44% of workers
8% of workers
3% 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.
Legend Lake’s commute, mile by mile
About 23% 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.
Legend Lake and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Legend Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legend Lake | – | — | — | 27 min | $80,184 |
| Keshena | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Underhill | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Wescott | under 2% | C− | C− | 22 min | $72,738 |
Same-state neighbors only. Keshena: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Underhill: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Legend Lake’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 Legend Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Legend Lake?
$80,184 (±$11,496) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Legend Lake?
9.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Legend Lake?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Legend Lake work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Menominee (44%, 9 mi), Shawano (8%, 9 mi), Appleton (3%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Legend Lake without a car?
2% 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 Legend Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Legend Lake
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.