Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Lyndon Station
<1% of workers work from home; Wisconsin has 13%. Only 2% work in Lyndon Station; the top destination outside it is Mauston (14%, 11 miles). Working residents average 27 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Lyndon Station apart
Few Lyndon Station workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Lyndon Station 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 218 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Lyndon Station’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 Lyndon Station workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 301 commuters (the <1% 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.
Lyndon Station quiets down on a workday
On a workday 213 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 128 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Lyndon Station on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.61 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Lyndon Station work
Where Lyndon Station clocks in
14% of workers
8% 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.
Goods, not services: 63% of the jobs in Lyndon Station
133 jobs are based in Lyndon Station.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lyndon Station, 2014 → 2024: 121 → 133. 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 Lyndon Station’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Lyndon Station works
About 22% 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.
Lyndon Station and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lyndon Station workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon Station | – | — | — | 27 min | $70,694 |
| Kildare | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Lyndon | under 3% | C− | C | 29 min | $62,188 |
Same-state neighbors only. Kildare: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lyndon Station’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 Lyndon Station: questions
What is the median household income in Lyndon Station?
$70,694 (±$12,209) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lyndon Station?
16.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lyndon Station?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. <1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lyndon Station work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mauston (14%, 11 mi), Lake Delton (11%, 10 mi), Reedsburg (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lyndon Station 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 Lyndon Station, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lyndon Station
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.