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Cities in Wisconsin by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Harrison, WI had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 98 cities in 2024, at 76.3%. Waupun, WI had the lowest, at 50.8%. The median was 67.7% and the figure for Wisconsin was 65.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest76.3Harrison, WI
Lowest50.8Waupun, WI
Median67.798 cities
Wisconsin65.3History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Harrison, WI: 76.3 %Harrison, WI76.3Windsor, WI: 75.9 %Windsor, WI75.9Fitchburg, WI: 73.3 %Fitchburg, WI73.3Kaukauna, WI: 73 %Kaukauna, WI73Greenville, WI: 72.9 %Greenville, WI72.9Verona, WI: 72.9 %Verona, WI72.9Sussex, WI: 72.8 %Sussex, WI72.8Sun Prairie, WI: 72.8 %Sun Prairie, WI72.8River Falls, WI: 72.5 %River Falls, WI72.5Shorewood, WI: 71.6 %Shorewood, WI71.6Hartford, WI: 71.5 %Hartford, WI71.5Holmen, WI: 71.4 %Holmen, WI71.4DeForest, WI: 71.2 %DeForest, WI71.2Waukesha, WI: 71.2 %Waukesha, WI71.2Oak Creek, WI: 71.1 %Oak Creek, WI71.1Stevens Point, WI: 70.9 %Stevens Point, WI70.9Hartland, WI: 70.9 %Hartland, WI70.9Waunakee, WI: 70.8 %Waunakee, WI70.8Oregon, WI: 70.8 %Oregon, WI70.8Weston, WI: 70.7 %Weston, WI70.7Menasha, WI: 70.5 %Menasha, WI70.5Little Chute, WI: 70.4 %Little Chute, WI70.4Madison, WI: 70.3 %Madison, WI70.3Whitefish Bay, WI: 70.2 %Whitefish Bay, WI70.2Howard, WI: 70.2 %Howard, WI70.2Whitewater, WI: 70 %Whitewater, WI70Eau Claire, WI: 69.9 %Eau Claire, WI69.9Fort Atkinson, WI: 69.8 %Fort Atkinson, WI69.8Elkhorn, WI: 69.7 %Elkhorn, WI69.7Fox Crossing, WI: 69.6 %Fox Crossing, WI69.6Hobart, WI: 69.5 %Hobart, WI69.5Richfield, WI: 69.1 %Richfield, WI69.1New Richmond, WI: 69.1 %New Richmond, WI69.1Bellevue, WI: 69 %Bellevue, WI69Salem Lakes, WI: 68.8 %Salem Lakes, WI68.8Stoughton, WI: 68.7 %Stoughton, WI68.7Appleton, WI: 68.7 %Appleton, WI68.7Grafton, WI: 68.7 %Grafton, WI68.7Brown Deer, WI: 68.6 %Brown Deer, WI68.6Beaver Dam, WI: 68.5 %Beaver Dam, WI68.5Harrison, WI: 76.3 %Harrison, WI76.3Windsor, WI: 75.9 %Windsor, WI75.9Fitchburg, WI: 73.3 %Fitchburg, WI73.3Kaukauna, WI: 73 %Kaukauna, WI73Greenville, WI: 72.9 %Greenville, WI72.9Verona, WI: 72.9 %Verona, WI72.9Sussex, WI: 72.8 %Sussex, WI72.8Sun Prairie, WI: 72.8 %Sun Prairie, WI72.8River Falls, WI: 72.5 %River Falls, WI72.5Shorewood, WI: 71.6 %Shorewood, WI71.6Hartford, WI: 71.5 %Hartford, WI71.5Holmen, WI: 71.4 %Holmen, WI71.4DeForest, WI: 71.2 %DeForest, WI71.2Waukesha, WI: 71.2 %Waukesha, WI71.2Oak Creek, WI: 71.1 %Oak Creek, WI71.1Stevens Point, WI: 70.9 %Stevens Point, WI70.9Hartland, WI: 70.9 %Hartland, WI70.9Waunakee, WI: 70.8 %Waunakee, WI70.8Oregon, WI: 70.8 %Oregon, WI70.8Weston, WI: 70.7 %Weston, WI70.7Menasha, WI: 70.5 %Menasha, WI70.5Little Chute, WI: 70.4 %Little Chute, WI70.4Madison, WI: 70.3 %Madison, WI70.3Whitefish Bay, WI: 70.2 %Whitefish Bay, WI70.2Howard, WI: 70.2 %Howard, WI70.2Whitewater, WI: 70 %Whitewater, WI70Eau Claire, WI: 69.9 %Eau Claire, WI69.9Fort Atkinson, WI: 69.8 %Fort Atkinson, WI69.8Elkhorn, WI: 69.7 %Elkhorn, WI69.7Fox Crossing, WI: 69.6 %Fox Crossing, WI69.6Hobart, WI: 69.5 %Hobart, WI69.5Richfield, WI: 69.1 %Richfield, WI69.1New Richmond, WI: 69.1 %New Richmond, WI69.1Bellevue, WI: 69 %Bellevue, WI69Salem Lakes, WI: 68.8 %Salem Lakes, WI68.8Stoughton, WI: 68.7 %Stoughton, WI68.7Appleton, WI: 68.7 %Appleton, WI68.7Grafton, WI: 68.7 %Grafton, WI68.7Brown Deer, WI: 68.6 %Brown Deer, WI68.6Beaver Dam, WI: 68.5 %Beaver Dam, WI68.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Harrison, WI76.3+0.8 pts
2Windsor, WI75.9+3.1 pts
3Fitchburg, WI73.3+0.6 pts
4Kaukauna, WI73+1 pts
5Greenville, WI72.9-0.1 pts
6Verona, WI72.9-1 pts
7Sussex, WI72.8-1.3 pts
8Sun Prairie, WI72.8+0.5 pts
9River Falls, WI72.5+0.8 pts
10Shorewood, WI71.6-1.1 pts
11Hartford, WI71.5+1.1 pts
12Holmen, WI71.4+3.8 pts
13DeForest, WI71.2-2.4 pts
14Waukesha, WI71.2-0.6 pts
15Oak Creek, WI71.1-0.6 pts
16Stevens Point, WI70.9-0.6 pts
17Hartland, WI70.9+1.3 pts
18Waunakee, WI70.8+1.1 pts
19Oregon, WI70.8-1.4 pts
20Weston, WI70.7+0.5 pts
21Menasha, WI70.5-0.7 pts
22Little Chute, WI70.4+0.4 pts
23Madison, WI70.3-0.3 pts
24Whitefish Bay, WI70.2-0.3 pts
25Howard, WI70.2-0.1 pts
26Whitewater, WI70+0.8 pts
27Eau Claire, WI69.9+0.4 pts
28Fort Atkinson, WI69.8-0 pts
29Elkhorn, WI69.7+0.5 pts
30Fox Crossing, WI69.6+1.2 pts
31Hobart, WI69.5-0.1 pts
32Richfield, WI69.1+0.5 pts
33New Richmond, WI69.1-2.2 pts
34Bellevue, WI69-0.9 pts
35Salem Lakes, WI68.8-0.3 pts
36Stoughton, WI68.7+1.5 pts
37Appleton, WI68.7-1 pts
38Grafton, WI68.7-2.4 pts
39Brown Deer, WI68.6+0.6 pts
40Beaver Dam, WI68.5-2.7 pts
41Wauwatosa, WI68.5+1.2 pts
42Neenah, WI68.3-1.3 pts
43Kenosha, WI68.2-0 pts
44Middleton, WI68.1-1.1 pts
45Germantown, WI68-1.8 pts
46Suamico, WI68-1.4 pts
47Hudson, WI67.9-1.3 pts
48Burlington, WI67.9+0.9 pts
49Green Bay, WI67.8-0.1 pts
50West Bend, WI67.6-1.3 pts
51Sheboygan, WI67.5-0.1 pts
52De Pere, WI67.1-1.1 pts
53Muskego, WI67-1.5 pts
54Oconomowoc, WI67+0.3 pts
55Onalaska, WI67-1.2 pts
56Cedarburg, WI66.8+2.6 pts
57Plover, WI66.7+1.7 pts
58Baraboo, WI66.2-0.5 pts
59West Allis, WI66.1-0.5 pts
60Menomonie, WI66.1+0.4 pts
61Ashwaubenon, WI65.9+0.2 pts
62Superior, WI65.6-0.6 pts
63Janesville, WI65.5+0.5 pts
64Beloit, WI65.4+0.4 pts
65Port Washington, WI65.3-2.4 pts
66Watertown, WI65.3-1 pts
67Wausau, WI65.2+0.4 pts
68La Crosse, WI65.1+0.4 pts
69Menomonee Falls, WI64.8-1 pts
70Greenfield, WI64.8+0.4 pts
71Reedsburg, WI64.7+2.2 pts
72Racine, WI64.7+1.2 pts
73Milwaukee, WI64.5+0.5 pts
74Monroe, WI64.4-1.5 pts
75Lisbon, WI64.2n/a
76Cudahy, WI64.1-0.3 pts
77Greendale, WI64.1-0.9 pts
77Oshkosh, WI64.1-0.7 pts
79Pewaukee, WI64-0.4 pts
80Fond du Lac, WI63.9-0.2 pts
81South Milwaukee, WI63.7-0.4 pts
82Platteville, WI63.6+1.4 pts
83New Berlin, WI63.6-1.3 pts
84Marinette, WI63.6-0.4 pts
85Pleasant Prairie, WI63.5-0.6 pts
86Chippewa Falls, WI63.2+0.2 pts
87Mount Pleasant, WI62.9-1.4 pts
88Caledonia, WI62.9-0 pts
89Brookfield, WI62.9+0.3 pts
90Franklin, WI62.7-0.1 pts
91Wisconsin Rapids, WI62.7-0.6 pts
92Marshfield, WI62.1+1.7 pts
93Mequon, WI61.1-0.7 pts
94Manitowoc, WI61+1.3 pts
95Glendale, WI60.4+1.3 pts
96Two Rivers, WI60.1-0.9 pts
97Allouez, WI59.2+0.2 pts
98Waupun, WI50.8-2.9 pts

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People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Wisconsin by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/wisconsin-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Wisconsin by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/wisconsin-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/wisconsin-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Wisconsin by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Harrison, WI, with 76.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Waupun, WI, with 50.8% in 2024.

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