North Bay has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Working residents average 26 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. Employers in North Bay report 13 jobs for 106 working residents. 42% of workers work from home (Wisconsin 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in North Bay by day
On a workday 106 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in North Bay on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
21% of working residents work in Racine
Where North Bay clocks in
21% of workers
13% of workers
9% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in North Bay
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 North Bay’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long North Bay spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Bay workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 48 commuters (the 41% 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 in the region North Bay works
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.
Next door is work for 21% of North Bay
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Racine. Darker towns draw more of North Bay’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 North Bay: questions
What is the median household income in North Bay?
$128,750 (±$83,881) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Bay?
0.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Bay?
26 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 42% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Bay work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Racine (21%, 3 mi), Milwaukee (13%, 23 mi), Mount Pleasant (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around North Bay without a car?
4% 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 North Bay, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Bay
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.