Photo: Freekee · Public domainHousehold incomes in Mequon top those of 94% of U.S. towns
26% of workers work from home (Wisconsin 13%). 4.2% of residents are in poverty, where Wisconsin as a whole has 10.6%. For jobs and income Mequon is better than 97% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (B−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Mequon, in a few figures
Mequon and Milwaukee trade workers both ways
Milwaukee is the top workplace for Mequon residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Mequon come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Mequon
26% of Mequon workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Time on the road ↓
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.
The four measures behind Mequon’s grade
Household income is its strongest input ($144,051, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mequon could be anywhere from A to A+.
28% of working residents work in Milwaukee
Where Mequon clocks in
28% of workers
5% 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.
About 22 minutes each way, about the WI average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mequon workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,951 commuters (the 26% 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 many people are in Mequon by day
On a workday 9,242 residents head out to work, 1,339 work right here, and 12,541 people come in from elsewhere.
About 28,000 people are in Mequon on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.31 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Inside Mequon’s 13,880 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mequon, 2013 → 2023: 13,481 → 13,880. 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 Mequon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Mequon to work
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.
In Mequon, the car does most of the work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 12,059 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). 4.3% of Mequon households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mequon’s commuters take a bus or train.
63rd of 1,516: where Mequon ranks among U.S. towns of 18,000 to 34,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 34 | Muskego WI | 25,602 | $112K | 3.0% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 61 | Bluffdale UT | 19,506 | $130K | 3.1% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| 62 | Lake Zurich IL | 19,868 | $136K | 3.4% | 3.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 63 | Mequon WI | 25,120 | $144K | 4.2% | 2.6% | 13% | A+ |
| 64 | Oakland Township MI | 20,631 | $167K | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3% | A+ |
| 65 | Merrimack NH | 29,699 | $127K | 3.0% | 1.9% | 17% | A+ |
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| 149 | Germantown WI | 21,050 | $100K | 4.9% | 2.1% | 12% | A |
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| 320 | De Pere WI | 25,590 | $85K | 5.6% | 1.7% | 15% | A |
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| 1,516 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Mequon, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Mequon and its neighbors: 28% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mequon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mequon | – | A+ | B− | 22 min | $144,051 |
| Bayside | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 23 min | $160,096 |
| Cedarburg | under 2% | A | B+ | 22 min | $84,896 |
| Cedarburg | under 2% | A− | B− | 25 min | $124,121 |
| Milwaukee | 28% | C | A+ | 22 min | $54,234 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Milwaukee. Darker towns draw more of Mequon’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 Mequon: questions
What is the median household income in Mequon?
$144,051 (±$13,874) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mequon?
4.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mequon?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mequon work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milwaukee (28%, 10 mi), Wauwatosa (5%, 10 mi), Menomonee Falls (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mequon walkable?
Mequon is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mequon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mequon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mequon
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.