Where New Munster earns its living
114 jobs are based in New Munster; 133 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers work from home, next to 13% for Wisconsin as a whole. Hardly any work in New Munster; the top destination outside it is Burlington (14%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
New Munster by day and by night
On a workday 132 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 113 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 (0.86 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.
Where the trip to work from New Munster ends
Where New Munster clocks in
14% 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.
82% of the jobs in New Munster pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Munster, 2013 → 2023: 58 → 114. 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 New Munster’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in New Munster
of New Munster workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 62 commuters (the 0% 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 New Munster 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.
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 New Munster: questions
What is the median household income in New Munster?
$85,673 (±$27,822) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Munster?
0.9%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in New Munster work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burlington (14%, 7 mi), Kenosha (5%, 18 mi), Wheatland (5%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around New Munster without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Munster, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Munster
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.