Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY 4.0Households in Wind Point have higher incomes than those in 94% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Wind Point is among the top U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (B). Only 2% work in Wind Point itself; outside it, Racine draws the most (21%, 4 miles). Working residents average 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Wind Point stands out on work
Wind Point and Racine trade workers both ways
Racine is the top workplace for Wind Point residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Wind Point come from (29% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Wind Point workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 732 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Wind Point: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Wind Point is among the top U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (0.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 79% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (0.9%) is left out: Wind Point’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Wind Point stays A+.
Where Wind Point’s working residents head each day
Where Wind Point clocks in
21% of workers
15% of workers
7% 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 28 minutes each way, longer than most of Wisconsin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wind Point workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 665 commuters (the 17% 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.
Who commutes out of Wind Point, and who commutes in
On a workday 720 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 344 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Wind Point on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Wind Point
356 jobs are based in Wind Point.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wind Point, 2013 → 2023: 354 → 356. 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 Wind Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Wind Point
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.
In Wind Point, the car does most of the work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.4% of 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 800 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). 0.5% of Wind Point households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Wind Point’s commuters take a bus or train.
48th of 6,161: where Wind Point ranks among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 25 | Nashotah WI | 1,298 | $148K | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
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| 43 | Maple Bluff WI | 1,305 | $199K | 3.0% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 46 | Huntington Bay NY | 1,459 | $250K | 4.9% | 6.6% | <1% | A+ |
| 47 | Bartonville TX | 1,937 | $149K | 4.3% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 48 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 49 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 50 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 66 | Vandenbroek WI | 1,701 | $129K | 1.6% | 5.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6,161 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Wind Point, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Wind Point and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Caledonia (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wind Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Point | – | A+ | B | 28 min | $142,955 |
| Caledonia | 5% | A | C | 26 min | $93,152 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wind Point’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 Wind Point: questions
What is the median household income in Wind Point?
$142,955 (±$43,396) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wind Point?
0.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wind Point?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wind Point work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Racine (21%, 4 mi), Milwaukee (15%, 22 mi), Mount Pleasant (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wind Point walkable?
Wind Point is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wind Point without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wind Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wind Point
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.