Photo: Iulus Ascanius at English Wikipedia · Public domainAt 2.2%, unemployment in Oconomowoc is lower than in 82% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Oconomowoc is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Oconomowoc are A for jobs and income and B for walkability. About one in seven stay in Oconomowoc for work; outside it, Milwaukee is the main destination (10%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Oconomowoc: the figures worth knowing
Oconomowoc’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Oconomowoc is Milwaukee, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (915) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Oconomowoc draws workers from far and wide
The 11,493 jobs in Oconomowoc are filled from a wide area. Oconomowoc’s own residents hold 12% and the ten next-biggest home towns 31%; the other 57% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Inside Oconomowoc’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Oconomowoc is better than 88% of U.S. towns, #121 of 362 in Wisconsin. Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (7.7%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Oconomowoc could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Where in the region Oconomowoc works
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.
Out of Oconomowoc to work: where people go
Where Oconomowoc clocks in
10% of workers
7% 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.
Oconomowoc by day and by night
On a workday 7,744 residents head out to work, 1,378 work right here, and 10,115 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22,000 people are in Oconomowoc on a workday afternoon, 12% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.26 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.
The 11,493 jobs based in Oconomowoc
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oconomowoc, 2013 → 2023: 10,135 → 11,493. 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 Oconomowoc’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Oconomowoc: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oconomowoc workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,235 commuters (the 18% 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.
Driving is how Oconomowoc gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Oconomowoc is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns, #142 of 362 in Wisconsin. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.8% across Wisconsin.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 10,066 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 16% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 44% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.5% of Oconomowoc households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Oconomowoc’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,860 U.S. towns of 14,000 to 27,000, Oconomowoc comes 409th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 43 | Whitefish Bay WI | 14,489 | $157K | 3.7% | 2.6% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Verona WI | 16,821 | $120K | 1.4% | 1.6% | 21% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Muskego WI | 25,602 | $112K | 3.0% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 407 | Clayton MO | 17,807 | $123K | 8.0% | 3.6% | 13% | A |
| 408 | Lumberton TX | 14,123 | $108K | 3.7% | 2.5% | 12% | A |
| 409 | Oconomowoc WI | 20,119 | $106K | 7.7% | 2.2% | 15% | A |
| 410 | Viera West FL | 17,984 | $109K | 3.2% | 2.9% | 6% | A |
| 411 | Lake Shore MD | 18,249 | $131K | 6.4% | 3.8% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,860 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Oconomowoc, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Oconomowoc and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Summit (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oconomowoc workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oconomowoc | – | A | B | 25 min | $106,425 |
| Summit | 3% | A+ | C | 26 min | $140,682 |
| Oconomowoc Lake | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Okauchee Lake | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Concord | under 3% | A+ | D | 32 min | $107,969 |
Same-state neighbors only. Oconomowoc Lake: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Okauchee Lake: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oconomowoc’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 Oconomowoc: questions
What is the median household income in Oconomowoc?
$106,425 (±$11,751) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oconomowoc?
7.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oconomowoc?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oconomowoc work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milwaukee (10%, 27 mi), Waukesha (7%, 14 mi), Brookfield (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Oconomowoc walkable?
Oconomowoc is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Oconomowoc without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oconomowoc, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oconomowoc
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.