Stone Lake has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Stone Lake report 45 jobs for 220 working residents. Hardly any work in Stone Lake itself; outside it, Hayward draws the most (14%, 11 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Stone Lake apart
Stone Lake is a place people come home to
There are 45 jobs based in Stone Lake, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Stone Lake has about 350 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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; with 220 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Stone Lake: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 219 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Stone Lake on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
How far Stone Lake’s workers travel
About 31% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Where Stone Lake goes to work
Where Stone Lake clocks in
14% 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.
44% of the jobs in Stone Lake make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stone Lake, 2013 → 2023: 76 → 45. 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 Stone Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Stone Lake’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stone Lake workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 183 commuters (the 16% 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.
Around Stone Lake: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Bass Lake (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stone Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Lake | – | — | — | 23 min | $66,964 |
| Bass Lake | 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Sand Lake | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Birchwood | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Crystal | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bass Lake: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Sand Lake: not graded. Birchwood and Crystal: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stone 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 Stone Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Stone Lake?
$66,964 (±$8,166) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stone Lake?
15.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stone Lake?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stone Lake work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hayward (14%, 11 mi), Rice Lake (10%, 27 mi), Hayward (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stone 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 Stone Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stone 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.