Waldwick has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Waldwick; the top destination outside it is Madison (28%, 33 miles). There are 32 jobs in Waldwick; 237 of its residents have a job. 24% of workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Waldwick
Waldwick is a place people come home to
There are 32 jobs based in Waldwick, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Waldwick has about 250 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
28% of Waldwick works in Madison
67 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Madison, 33 miles away. That’s 28 times as many as work in Waldwick itself. The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Waldwick
24% of Waldwick workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Time on the road ↓
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 237 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Waldwick on a workday
On a workday 235 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Waldwick on a workday afternoon, 45% 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 Waldwick goes to work
Where Waldwick clocks in
28% of workers
10% 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 26 minutes each way for Waldwick’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Waldwick workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 218 commuters (the 24% 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.
Jobs in Waldwick: what the 32 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Waldwick, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 32. 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 Waldwick’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Waldwick commutes
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.
How Waldwick compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Ridgeway (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waldwick workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waldwick | – | — | — | 26 min | $90,250 |
| Fayette | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Moscow | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Mineral Point | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Ridgeway | 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Dodgeville | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 27 min | $116,583 |
Same-state neighbors only. Fayette, Moscow and Ridgeway: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Mineral Point: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Waldwick’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 Waldwick: questions
What is the median household income in Waldwick?
$90,250 (±$17,368) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waldwick?
4.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Waldwick?
26 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Waldwick work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (28%, 33 mi), Dodgeville (10%, 9 mi), Barneveld (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Waldwick 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 Waldwick, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waldwick
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.