Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0At 2.3%, unemployment in Oostburg is lower than in 80% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Oostburg are A− for jobs and income and A for walkability. About one in five stay in Oostburg for work; outside it, Sheboygan is the main destination (18%, 8 miles). Working residents average 24 minutes each way; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Oostburg stands out on work
Jobs in Oostburg have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Oostburg went from 736 in 2014 to 1,626 in 2024, +121%. The jobs ↓
Oostburg trades workers with the towns around it
Oostburg has about as many jobs (1,626) as working residents (1,527), but they are mostly different people: 1,247 residents leave for work each day while 1,346 people come in. Only 17% of the jobs in Oostburg are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Oostburg makes and builds things
50% of the jobs based in Oostburg are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Oostburg residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 33%. The jobs ↓
Oostburg and Sheboygan trade workers both ways
Sheboygan is the top workplace for Oostburg residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Oostburg come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Oostburg
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Oostburg is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #179 of 362 in Wisconsin. Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (7.6%, 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, Oostburg could be anywhere from B− to A.
Making and building: 50% of jobs based in Oostburg
1,626 jobs are based in Oostburg.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oostburg, 2014 → 2024: 736 → 1,626. 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 Oostburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Oostburg: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,247 residents head out to work, 280 work right here, and 1,346 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 (1.06 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The places Oostburg commutes to
Where Oostburg clocks in
18% of workers
4% 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.
How long Oostburg spends getting to work: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oostburg workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,358 commuters (the 7% 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 far Oostburg goes to work
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Oostburg
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Oostburg is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns, #29 of 362 in Wisconsin. Both inputs place Oostburg near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,467 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). 1.2% of Oostburg households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Oostburg’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Oostburg is 915th of 4,771 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Ottawa WI | 3,642 | $153K | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Jackson WI | 3,950 | $117K | 0.6% | 0.3% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 913 | Grantham NH | 3,482 | $106K | 0.0% | 2.8% | 6% | A− |
| 914 | Lake George NY | 3,464 | $104K | 6.8% | 1.3% | 18% | A− |
| 915 | Oostburg WI | 3,056 | $88K | 7.6% | 2.3% | 18% | A− |
| 916 | Luxemburg WI | 2,784 | $78K | 5.6% | 1.9% | 13% | A− |
| 917 | Pike Township OH | 3,724 | $96K | 7.3% | 2.8% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Oostburg, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
How Oostburg compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Wilson (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Oostburg’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 Oostburg: questions
What is the median household income in Oostburg?
$87,857 (±$17,631) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oostburg?
7.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oostburg?
24 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oostburg work?
18% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sheboygan (18%, 8 mi), Kohler (4%, 8 mi), Plymouth (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Oostburg walkable?
Oostburg is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.8 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Oostburg without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oostburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oostburg
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. 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.