Work & commute · Muskego

Work & commute in Muskego, WI

Most working residents leave Muskego for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Milwaukee (21%), New Berlin (7%) and Waukesha (6%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1,049 of 12,048 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

17%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 10,999 Muskego residents head out of town to work, 1,049 work right here, and 5,627 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Muskego.

10,999live here, work elsewhere

1,049live and work here

5,627work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Muskego goes to work

Milwaukee15.7 mi away

21%2,550

Muskego (in town)right here

9%1,049

New Berlin7 mi away

7%816

Waukesha11 mi away

6%668

Wauwatosa14.2 mi away

5%644

Brookfield13.4 mi away

5%614

West Allis10.8 mi away

5%551

Franklin6.3 mi away

3%339

Pewaukee14.6 mi away

2%299

Oak Creek11.9 mi away

2%299

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%4,219

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

How far

How far Muskego commutes

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

39%

49%

39%Under 10 mi

49%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

9%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Muskego is a commuter town

0.55jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.55 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Muskego are

6,676 jobs are based in Muskego. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Muskego’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Muskego

6,676 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Muskego residents hold

12,048 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month68%

+27%

Jobs based in Muskego, 2013 → 2023: 5,274 → 6,676. 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.