Photo: Awkwafaba · CC BY-SA 3.0Pewaukee has 3.0 jobs for every working resident: 20,578 people commute in to work
Jobs & income A+: better than 96% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #49 of 362 in Wisconsin.
Walkability B−: more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns · #197 of 362 in Wisconsin.
Household incomes here are higher than in 83% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 20 minutes each way (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). Only 7% work in Pewaukee; the top destination outside it is Milwaukee (15%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Pewaukee
Pewaukee is where the jobs are
Pewaukee has 21,095 jobs, 3.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 30,000 people are in town, 85% more than the 16,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Pewaukee and Milwaukee trade workers both ways
Milwaukee is the top workplace for Pewaukee residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Pewaukee come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Pewaukee pay over $40,000 a year
77% of the jobs based in Pewaukee pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Pewaukee
22% of Pewaukee workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Time on the road ↓
Pewaukee draws workers from far and wide
The 21,095 jobs in Pewaukee are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 40%; the other 58% 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.
What’s behind Pewaukee’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pewaukee is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #49 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Pewaukee’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pewaukee could be anywhere from A to A+.
Pewaukee nearly doubles on a workday
On a workday 6,610 residents head out to work, 517 work right here, and 20,578 people come in from elsewhere.
About 30,000 people are in Pewaukee on a workday afternoon, 85% more than live here.
3.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 Pewaukee’s workers come from
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Pewaukee clocks in
15% of workers
10% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
77% of the jobs in Pewaukee pay over $3,333 a month
21,095 jobs are based in Pewaukee. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pewaukee’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pewaukee, 2013 → 2023: 19,607 → 21,095. 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.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Wisconsin
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pewaukee workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,325 commuters (the 22% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Pewaukee commutes less than 10 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Pewaukee start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pewaukee is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns, #197 of 362 in Wisconsin. Both inputs place Pewaukee 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 8,092 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 5% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, <1% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 59% 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). 1.6% of Pewaukee households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Pewaukee’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pewaukee is 157th of 2,220 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 22,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Pewaukee, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 44 | Greenville WI | 13,388 | $118K | 1.7% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 57 | Whitefish Bay WI | 14,489 | $157K | 3.7% | 2.6% | 7% | A+ |
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| 62 | Verona WI | 16,821 | $120K | 1.4% | 1.6% | 21% | A+ |
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| 155 | Springboro OH | 19,606 | $120K | 2.8% | 2.6% | 8% | A+ |
| 156 | Murphy TX | 20,985 | $176K | 3.0% | 4.2% | 3% | A+ |
| 157 | Pewaukee WI | 16,375 | $108K | 3.7% | 2.6% | 7% | A+ |
| 158 | Huntertown IN | 11,600 | $109K | 3.2% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 159 | Scarsdale NY | 18,194 | $250K | 2.9% | 4.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,220 | 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.
14% of Pewaukee works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Waukesha (10%). Darker towns draw more of Pewaukee’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pewaukee workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pewaukee | – | A+ | B− | 20 min | $108,350 |
| Waukesha | 10% | A− | A− | 21 min | $83,837 |
| Delafield | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Lisbon | under 3% | A+ | D | 22 min | $123,720 |
| Brookfield | under 3% | A− | B | 20 min | $89,323 |
| Menomonee Falls | 4% | A | B− | 21 min | $100,238 |
Same-state neighbors only. Delafield: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Pewaukee: questions
What is the median household income in Pewaukee?
$108,350 (±$5,550) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pewaukee?
3.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pewaukee?
20 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pewaukee work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milwaukee (15%, 14 mi), Waukesha (10%, 4 mi), Brookfield (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pewaukee walkable?
Pewaukee is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pewaukee without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. <1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pewaukee, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pewaukee
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.