Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Lodi commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in Lodi; the top destination outside it is Madison (32%, 18 miles). 245 jobs are based in Lodi, and 1,812 of its residents work somewhere. 25% of workers work from home (Wisconsin 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Lodi: the gist
Lodi is a place people come home to
There are 245 jobs based in Lodi, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lodi has about 1,700 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lodi workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Home offices are common in Lodi
25% of Lodi workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Time on the road ↓
One in three of Lodi works in Madison
582 working residents, 32%, have their main job in Madison, 18 miles away. That’s 16 times as many as work in Lodi itself. The commute map ↓
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.
How a workday changes Lodi
On a workday 1,780 residents head out to work, 32 work right here, and 213 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Lodi on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
Commuting from Lodi: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lodi workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,229 commuters (the 25% 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 Lodi’s working residents head each day
Where Lodi clocks in
32% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Lodi
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lodi, 2014 → 2024: 198 → 245. 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 Lodi’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Lodi works
About 17% 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.
Lodi and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lodi workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodi | – | — | — | 31 min | $120,179 |
| Arlington | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| West Point | under 2% | A+ | B− | 29 min | $139,632 |
| Dekorra | under 2% | A | D | 31 min | $122,222 |
| Dane | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Arlington: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Dane: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lodi’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 Lodi: questions
What is the median household income in Lodi?
$120,179 (±$25,249) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lodi?
1.9%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lodi?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lodi work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (32%, 18 mi), Lodi (6%, 2 mi), Waunakee (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lodi without a car?
0% 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 Lodi, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lodi
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.