Household incomes in Verona are higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 2.6% of residents (Wisconsin 10.6%). Jobs and income earn Verona A+; getting around on foot earns it B. Working from home is the commute for 22% of workers (Wisconsin 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Verona and work: the main findings
Much of Verona works one town over
52% of working residents work in a town that borders Verona: Madison (47%) and Fitchburg (5%). Next door ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Verona
78% of Verona residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 43% of the jobs based in Verona pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 100% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Verona pay little
34% of the jobs based in Verona pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 40% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Verona than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Verona fell from 841 in 2013 to 514 in 2023, −39%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Most Verona residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. 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.
The four measures behind Verona’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Verona is better than 98% of U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($150,000, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 78% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Verona could be anywhere from A to A+.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Verona
514 jobs are based in Verona.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Verona, 2013 → 2023: 841 → 514. 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 Verona’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Verona
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.
Who commutes out of Verona, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,048 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 511 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Verona on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.49 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
47% of working residents work in Madison
Where Verona clocks in
47% 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.
About 18 minutes to work from Verona
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Verona workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 912 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
In Verona, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Verona is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Verona 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 1,162 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 17% 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 5.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 86% 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). 1.8% of Verona households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Verona’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Verona is 80th of 5,148 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 35 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Vandenbroek WI | 1,701 | $129K | 1.6% | 5.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 78 | Ross CA | 2,304 | $250K | 4.8% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 79 | Sun Prairie WI | 2,291 | $127K | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 80 | Verona WI | 2,092 | $150K | 2.6% | 2.0% | <1% | A+ |
| 81 | Bull Run Mountain Estates VA | 1,827 | $250K | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 82 | Kechi KS | 2,375 | $113K | 3.2% | 0.9% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,148 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Verona, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
52% of Verona works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Madison (47%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Verona workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verona | – | A+ | B | 18 min | $150,000 |
| Madison | 47% | A− | A+ | 19 min | $78,050 |
| Springdale | under 1% | A | C− | 20 min | $129,271 |
| Fitchburg | 5% | A− | A | 19 min | $86,516 |
| Middleton | under 1% | A+ | C | 20 min | $203,646 |
| Montrose | under 1% | A | B | 25 min | $102,000 |
| Primrose | under 1% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Primrose: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Verona’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 Verona: questions
What is the median household income in Verona?
$150,000 (±$36,049) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Verona?
2.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Verona?
18 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Verona work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (47%, 11 mi), Verona (16%, 3 mi), Middleton (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Verona walkable?
Verona is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Verona without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Verona, from the people who make the trip.
More of Verona
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.