Photo: Awkwafaba · CC BY-SA 3.0North Lake has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 21 minutes each way, next to 22 for Wisconsin and 26 for the U.S. There are 15 jobs in North Lake for 95 working residents. Hardly any work in North Lake; the top destination outside it is Milwaukee (12%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in North Lake: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 95 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in North Lake on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Where the trip to work from North Lake ends
Where North Lake clocks in
12% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Making and building: 40% of jobs based in North Lake
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Lake, 2014 → 2024: 14 → 15. 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 North Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 21 minutes from North Lake
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Lake workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 152 commuters (the 9% 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.
Half of North Lake commutes less than 17 miles
About 21% 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.
Around North Lake: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Lake | – | — | — | 21 min | $67,321 |
| Chenequa | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chenequa: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Lake’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 Lake: questions
What is the median household income in North Lake?
$67,321 (±$54,830) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Lake?
11.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Lake?
21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Lake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milwaukee (12%, 21 mi), Hartland (7%, 4 mi), Brookfield (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around North Lake 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 North Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Lake
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.