Unemployment in Luxemburg (1.9%) is lower than in 86% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 22 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. For jobs and income Luxemburg is better than 78% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (B+). About one in seven stay in Luxemburg for work; outside it, Green Bay is the main destination (18%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Luxemburg
Luxemburg trades workers with the towns around it
Luxemburg has about as many jobs (1,415) as working residents (1,246), but they are mostly different people: 1,090 residents leave for work each day while 1,259 people come in. Only 11% of the jobs in Luxemburg are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Luxemburg and Green Bay trade workers both ways
Green Bay is the top workplace for Luxemburg residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Luxemburg come from (10% of its jobs). 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.
Income, poverty and work: Luxemburg’s grade explained
Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($77,500, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Luxemburg could be anywhere from B to A.
How a workday changes Luxemburg
On a workday 1,090 residents head out to work, 156 work right here, and 1,259 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.14 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Luxemburg ends
Where Luxemburg clocks in
18% of workers
5% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 33% of the jobs in Luxemburg
1,415 jobs are based in Luxemburg.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Luxemburg, 2014 → 2024: 1,296 → 1,415. 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 Luxemburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Luxemburg
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Luxemburg workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,308 commuters (the 12% 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.
The distance from Luxemburg to work
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.
In Luxemburg, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,490 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). 3.2% of Luxemburg households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Luxemburg’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Luxemburg ranks: 935th of 5,131 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Ottawa WI | 3,642 | $153K | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Center WI | 3,706 | $115K | 1.6% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 933 | Lake George NY | 3,464 | $104K | 6.8% | 1.3% | 18% | A− |
| 934 | Oostburg WI | 3,056 | $88K | 7.6% | 2.3% | 18% | A− |
| 935 | Luxemburg WI | 2,784 | $78K | 5.6% | 1.9% | 13% | A− |
| 936 | Pike Township OH | 3,724 | $96K | 7.3% | 2.8% | 6% | A− |
| 937 | Penn Township PA | 3,179 | $59K | 3.5% | 0.0% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,131 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 0% | 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 Luxemburg, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
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 Luxemburg: questions
What is the median household income in Luxemburg?
$77,500 (±$8,431) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Luxemburg?
5.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Luxemburg?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Luxemburg work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Green Bay (18%, 14 mi), Ashwaubenon (5%, 19 mi), De Pere (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Luxemburg walkable?
Luxemburg is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Luxemburg 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 Luxemburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Luxemburg
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.