Photo: Awkwafaba · CC BY-SA 3.0Lisbon has higher household incomes than 90% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Lisbon are A+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Poverty touches 3.2% of residents; Wisconsin has 10.6%. Only 2% work in Lisbon itself; outside it, Milwaukee draws the most (15%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Lisbon apart
Lisbon and Milwaukee trade workers both ways
Milwaukee is the top workplace for Lisbon residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Lisbon come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Lisbon pay over $40,000 a year
77% of the jobs based in Lisbon pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Lisbon makes and builds things
35% of the jobs based in Lisbon are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Lisbon residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 23%. 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.
What’s behind Lisbon’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lisbon is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #52 of 362 in Wisconsin. The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.0%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Lisbon could be anywhere from A to A+.
The towns that employ Lisbon’s residents
Where Lisbon clocks in
15% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Lisbon works in goods: 35% of its jobs
2,864 jobs are based in Lisbon.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lisbon, 2013 → 2023: 2,352 → 2,864. 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 Lisbon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Lisbon
On a workday 4,507 residents head out to work, 114 work right here, and 2,750 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,400 people are in Lisbon on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.62 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Lisbon
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lisbon workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,371 commuters (the 17% 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.
How far Lisbon’s workers travel
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.
Driving is how Lisbon gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lisbon is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns, #344 of 362 in Wisconsin. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.8% across Wisconsin.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,258 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). 2.9% of Lisbon households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lisbon’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lisbon is 182nd of 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 29 | Waukesha WI | 8,507 | $131K | 3.0% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 53 | Greenville WI | 13,388 | $118K | 1.7% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Cottage Grove WI | 8,930 | $139K | 3.7% | 0.9% | 7% | A+ |
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| 180 | Lake Tapps WA | 12,798 | $148K | 4.6% | 1.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 181 | Rochester MI | 12,824 | $112K | 4.2% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| 182 | Lisbon WI | 11,150 | $124K | 3.2% | 3.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 183 | Medina Township OH | 9,431 | $114K | 4.5% | 1.9% | 5% | A+ |
| 184 | Washington Township NJ | 9,392 | $180K | 3.2% | 4.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Lisbon, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Next door is work for 16% of Lisbon
The biggest share goes to Menomonee Falls (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lisbon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon | – | A+ | D | 22 min | $123,720 |
| Sussex | 4% | A | C | 25 min | $119,041 |
| Merton | under 3% | A+ | C | 26 min | $173,913 |
| Menomonee Falls | 7% | A | B− | 21 min | $100,238 |
| Pewaukee | 5% | A+ | B− | 20 min | $108,350 |
| Merton | under 3% | A+ | C | 24 min | $119,297 |
| Richfield | under 3% | A+ | C | 28 min | $143,963 |
| Lannon | under 3% | A+ | C− | 19 min | $83,889 |
| Hartland | under 3% | A− | B | 22 min | $87,754 |
| Delafield | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Brookfield | under 3% | A− | B | 20 min | $89,323 |
Same-state neighbors only. Delafield: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lisbon’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 Lisbon: questions
What is the median household income in Lisbon?
$123,720 (±$14,641) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lisbon?
3.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lisbon?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lisbon work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milwaukee (15%, 16 mi), Menomonee Falls (7%, 6 mi), Waukesha (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lisbon walkable?
Lisbon is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lisbon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lisbon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lisbon
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.