Paddock Lake has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs and income earn Paddock Lake A; getting around on foot earns it C+. 861 jobs are based in Paddock Lake; 1,553 of its residents have a job. Only 5% stay in Paddock Lake for work; outside it, Kenosha is the main destination (12%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Paddock Lake
Paddock Lake workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Paddock Lake
62% of Paddock Lake residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 39% of the jobs based in Paddock Lake pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Paddock Lake pay little
29% of the jobs based in Paddock Lake pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 33% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
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.
Why Paddock Lake gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Paddock Lake is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #100 of 362 in Wisconsin. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.9%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($87,800, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Paddock Lake could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of Wisconsin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Paddock Lake workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,583 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Paddock Lake
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paddock Lake, 2013 → 2023: 827 → 861. 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 Paddock Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Paddock Lake on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,471 residents head out to work, 82 work right here, and 779 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Paddock 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Paddock Lake ends
Where Paddock Lake clocks in
12% of workers
8% 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 far Paddock Lake goes 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.
Getting around Paddock Lake: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Paddock Lake is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns, #239 of 362 in Wisconsin. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 1,699 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 6.1% of Paddock Lake households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Paddock Lake’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,618 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,000, Paddock Lake comes 356th on jobs and income
| # | 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% | 2% | 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% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 354 | Brimfield OH | 2,979 | $90K | 4.2% | 2.0% | 3% | A |
| 355 | Victor NY | 2,906 | $90K | 4.4% | 1.9% | 4% | A |
| 356 | Paddock Lake WI | 2,974 | $88K | 2.9% | 2.5% | 5% | A |
| 357 | Jackson Township IL | 3,890 | $104K | 4.7% | 2.6% | 4% | A |
| 358 | Hunter OH | 3,551 | $127K | 3.0% | 4.2% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,618 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Paddock Lake, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Work in the towns next to Paddock Lake
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Paddock Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddock Lake | – | A | C+ | 33 min | $87,800 |
| Salem Lakes | 5% | A− | C | 32 min | $94,819 |
| Brighton | under 2% | A | C− | 26 min | $91,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Salem Lakes. Darker towns draw more of Paddock 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 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 Paddock Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Paddock Lake?
$87,800 (±$15,194) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paddock Lake?
2.9%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paddock Lake?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paddock Lake work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kenosha (12%, 12 mi), Pleasant Prairie (8%, 12 mi), Salem Lakes (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Paddock Lake walkable?
Paddock Lake is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 8.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Paddock Lake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Paddock Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paddock Lake
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.