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Work & commute · Lawrence

Work & commute in Lawrence, WI

Most working residents leave Lawrence for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Green Bay (22%), Ashwaubenon (17%) and De Pere (12%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
4%
122 of 3,471 working residents
Typical commute
8 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
20 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
14%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,349 Lawrence residents head out of town to work, 122 work right here, and 3,135 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lawrence.

3,349live here, work elsewhere
122live and work here
3,135work here, live elsewhere
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The map

Where Lawrence goes to work

De PereBellevueAshwaubenonAppletonHowardGreen BaySuamicoHobartMilwaukeeLedgeviewWrightstownRocklandLawrenceGrand ChuteKaukaunaGreen BayAshwaubenonDe PereAppletonHowardGrand ChuteBellevueMilwaukeeHobartLawrence
1
Green Bay11.3 mi away
22%758
2
Ashwaubenon6 mi away
17%596
3
De Pere3.7 mi away
12%428
4
Appleton14.8 mi away
5%166
5
Lawrence (in town)right here
4%122
6
Howard12 mi away
3%100
7
Grand Chute17.1 mi away
2%81
8
Bellevue10 mi away
2%79
9
Milwaukee92.9 mi away
2%75
10
Hobart6.5 mi away
2%73
Everywhere elseother towns and states
29%993

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Lawrence commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

58%Under 10 mi
24%10–24 mi
5%25–50 mi
13%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Lawrence is balanced between jobs and homes

0.94jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.94 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Lawrence are

3,257 jobs are based in Lawrence. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lawrence’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Lawrence

3,257 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)40%
Trade, transport & utilities29%
Services (health, schools, offices…)30%
$1,250 a month or less9%
$1,251–$3,333 a month14%
Over $3,333 a month78%

Jobs Lawrence residents hold

3,471 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)21%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)59%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month17%
Over $3,333 a month70%
+107%

Jobs based in Lawrence, 2013 → 2023: 1,575 → 3,257. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.
Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.
Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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