RANKING · 2024 ACS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Most white-collar workforce, Wisconsin cities

Wisconsin cities ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2024 ACS). This list covers the 159 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 39.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Monroe, WI, up 43 places to #88.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01▲3Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48968.7%+3.4 pts

02▼1Shorewood, WIWI13,47466.8%+9.9 pts

03▲7Fox Point, WIWI6,58366.1%+6.9 pts

04▲9Elm Grove, WIWI6,35465.5%+1.9 pts

05▼3Waunakee, WIWI16,41165.0%+12.7 pts

06Verona, WIWI16,82165.0%+12.7 pts

07Brookfield, WIWI41,44863.2%+9.6 pts

08▼5Mequon, WIWI25,12062.9%+8.9 pts

09▼1Wauwatosa, WIWI48,64961.2%+8.3 pts

10▼5Middleton, WIWI23,11559.2%+0.6 pts

11▲1Pewaukee, WIWI16,37559.1%+6.6 pts

12▼1Madison, WIWI286,23358.6%+9.0 pts

13▲4Richfield, WIWI11,78557.7%+15.7 pts

14▼5Fitchburg, WIWI34,61556.8%+14.7 pts

15▲11Summit, WIWI5,32356.7%–

16Cottage Grove, WIWI8,93055.8%+11.5 pts

17▲15Delafield, WIWI7,31455.8%+6.5 pts

18▲1New Berlin, WIWI39,95355.5%+7.9 pts

19▲22Oregon, WIWI12,01555.1%+8.0 pts

20▲8Germantown, WIWI21,05053.7%+13.3 pts

21▲4West Salem, WIWI5,28853.1%+20.3 pts

22Lisbon, WIWI11,15052.8%–

23▲14Franklin, WIWI36,68752.7%+9.3 pts

24▲5Sun Prairie, WIWI39,22752.2%+9.0 pts

25▲17Suamico, WIWI13,15351.9%+15.9 pts

26▼8Glendale, WIWI14,79551.9%+6.8 pts

27Greenville, WIWI13,38851.9%–

28▼5Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,29151.8%+9.9 pts

29▲2Sussex, WIWI12,77951.3%+17.4 pts

30▲10McFarland, WIWI9,14550.5%+6.2 pts

31▼16Monona, WIWI8,66450.4%+7.6 pts

32Vernon, WIWI7,46450.3%–

33▼13Grafton, WIWI13,38949.6%+9.4 pts

34▼20Cedarburg, WIWI12,91649.5%+2.6 pts

35▼1Muskego, WIWI25,60249.3%+6.7 pts

36▼3Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,38449.1%+11.7 pts

37▲9Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,79848.9%+12.0 pts

38▲24St. Francis, WIWI8,95548.5%+17.0 pts

39▼17Hobart, WIWI11,67448.4%+1.2 pts

40▼13Rib Mountain, WIWI7,28048.0%+13.9 pts

41▲4Kronenwetter, WIWI8,41348.0%+13.5 pts

42Waukesha, WIWI8,50747.9%–

43▼19Brown Deer, WIWI12,82147.9%+4.3 pts

44▲16Port Washington, WIWI12,65847.7%+12.9 pts

45▲18Mount Horeb, WIWI7,72547.6%+2.7 pts

46▼10Hartland, WIWI10,74047.3%+8.8 pts

47▲25Pewaukee, WIWI8,21647.1%+4.5 pts

48▼10Harrison, WIWI14,49246.9%–

49▼10Greendale, WIWI14,42646.6%+1.3 pts

50▲1DeForest, WIWI13,09446.2%+11.5 pts

51▼16Oconomowoc, WIWI20,11946.0%+5.8 pts

52▲12Plover, WIWI14,27445.9%+11.6 pts

53▼32Windsor, WIWI10,08545.9%+4.3 pts

54▲2Somers, WIWI8,17145.1%–

55▼3Oak Creek, WIWI38,29644.9%+10.3 pts

56▼12Onalaska, WIWI20,29744.3%+5.7 pts

57▲12Bristol, WIWI5,30044.2%+13.0 pts

58▲1Mount Pleasant, WIWI28,25344.0%+6.9 pts

59▼4Waukesha, WIWI70,87244.0%+6.5 pts

60▲1Howard, WIWI22,23343.9%+8.4 pts

61▲17Fox Crossing, WIWI19,32043.8%–

62▼15Hudson, WIWI15,01943.7%+1.5 pts

63▼15Slinger, WIWI6,49543.6%+13.5 pts

64▲9Greenfield, WIWI37,15943.5%+11.0 pts

65▼12Tichigan, WIWI5,05243.4%+4.0 pts

66▼36Hales Corners, WIWI7,74043.4%−2.6 pts

67▼2Lake Geneva, WIWI8,81842.3%+11.1 pts

68▲16Holmen, WIWI12,10542.0%+10.5 pts

69▲35Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,39841.6%+7.0 pts

70▲13Kimberly, WIWI7,55641.5%+11.8 pts

71▲14Appleton, WIWI75,45241.5%+8.1 pts

72▲9Evansville, WIWI5,83741.0%+2.5 pts

73▲2De Pere, WIWI25,59040.7%+5.1 pts

74▲3Altoona, WIWI9,37640.6%+7.6 pts

75▼18Allouez, WIWI13,83840.5%−3.9 pts

76▼22Stoughton, WIWI13,25640.5%+4.5 pts

77▲10Columbus, WIWI5,40040.3%+10.1 pts

78▼12Mukwonago, WIWI8,54440.2%+10.2 pts

79▼21Waterford, WIWI6,02540.1%+14.0 pts

80▲14Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,91739.8%+14.6 pts

81▼2Caledonia, WIWI25,22939.6%+0.2 pts

82▲6Eau Claire, WIWI72,46539.3%+9.2 pts

83▼33Lake Mills, WIWI6,65539.2%+0.7 pts

84▲9New Richmond, WIWI10,98839.2%+5.1 pts

85▲1River Falls, WIWI17,91638.9%+4.1 pts

86▼19Bellevue, WIWI16,77638.8%+7.8 pts

87▼17Union Grove, WIWI5,37038.8%+10.3 pts

88▲43Monroe, WIWI10,58138.6%+9.2 pts

89▼18Marshfield, WIWI18,98038.5%+8.1 pts

90▼8La Crosse, WIWI50,78438.3%+9.2 pts

91▲5West Allis, WIWI60,11938.3%+9.7 pts

92▲22Lake Hallie, WIWI7,39637.9%+7.7 pts

93▼50Jackson, WIWI8,32237.6%+1.5 pts

94▲42Reedsburg, WIWI10,64137.6%+13.9 pts

95▲12Hartford, WIWI16,00537.4%+3.8 pts

96▼28West Bend, WIWI32,26837.3%+6.7 pts

97▼23Little Chute, WIWI11,80037.2%+11.3 pts

98▼8Weston, WIWI15,93137.1%+8.7 pts

99▲6South Milwaukee, WIWI20,19137.0%+11.7 pts

100▲1Elkhorn, WIWI10,04536.8%+2.9 pts

101▼10Baraboo, WIWI13,22436.8%+11.3 pts

102▲11Cudahy, WIWI17,65536.7%+9.6 pts

103▲15Sturtevant, WIWI6,85236.6%+4.9 pts

104▼1Kenosha, WIWI99,23936.5%+6.9 pts

105▼7Wausau, WIWI40,18836.3%+5.3 pts

106▲3Neenah, WIWI27,63836.3%+3.1 pts

107▼27Stevens Point, WIWI26,37735.8%+3.8 pts

108▲18Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,38835.3%+6.9 pts

109▲19Beaver Dam, WIWI16,54235.3%+6.3 pts

110▼4Milwaukee, WIWI562,40735.2%+5.8 pts

111▼1Salem Lakes, WIWI14,27134.9%–

112▲32Marinette, WIWI11,16834.4%+10.9 pts

113▲29Dodgeville, WIWI5,07634.4%+6.1 pts

114▼2Superior, WIWI26,39734.2%+4.9 pts

115▲20Ashland, WIWI7,92733.9%+5.1 pts

116▼27Milton, WIWI6,02433.8%+4.7 pts

117▼9Oshkosh, WIWI67,46033.7%+7.9 pts

118▼1Richland Center, WIWI5,02033.7%+10.4 pts

119▲4Rice Lake, WIWI8,88233.6%+3.1 pts

120▼4Green Bay, WIWI106,67533.4%+6.7 pts

121▼10Kaukauna, WIWI18,51733.0%+9.1 pts

122▼46Platteville, WIWI11,81532.9%−1.9 pts

123▼31Merrill, WIWI9,38932.7%+11.7 pts

124▼75Rothschild, WIWI5,62732.6%+0.5 pts

125▼25Janesville, WIWI66,92932.4%+4.3 pts

126▼4Portage, WIWI9,95632.3%+4.6 pts

127Tomah, WIWI9,60032.2%−0.8 pts

128▼31Manitowoc, WIWI34,67131.8%+5.7 pts

129▼34Plymouth, WIWI8,82131.7%+1.5 pts

130▼1Twin Lakes, WIWI6,33831.7%−2.0 pts

131▲6Edgerton, WIWI6,12131.4%+5.7 pts

132▼7Waupaca, WIWI6,35231.3%+9.3 pts

133▼18Menasha, WIWI18,38531.3%+5.0 pts

134▼35Jefferson, WIWI7,81431.2%+5.1 pts

135▼16Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,40830.8%+8.3 pts

136▼4Sheboygan, WIWI49,37630.6%+9.6 pts

137▼35Menomonie, WIWI16,66430.0%−2.5 pts

138Burlington, WIWI10,95129.9%−2.9 pts

139▼9Shawano, WIWI9,69329.4%−0.9 pts

140▲13Mayville, WIWI5,18428.8%+1.2 pts

141▲13Bloomfield, WIWI6,36928.6%–

142▲1Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,65428.5%+7.1 pts

143▼23Fond du Lac, WIWI44,54128.4%+3.1 pts

144▼23Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,68728.4%−2.5 pts

145▼21Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,29328.3%+6.0 pts

146▼6Rhinelander, WIWI8,24228.3%+4.9 pts

147▼6Beloit, WIWI36,64928.3%+3.4 pts

148▲1New London, WIWI7,72628.2%+7.6 pts

149▼4Two Rivers, WIWI11,22227.9%+3.0 pts

150▼11Whitewater, WIWI16,03827.5%+5.3 pts

151▼5Racine, WIWI77,90826.6%+1.5 pts

152▼4Antigo, WIWI8,06026.6%+3.8 pts

153▼1Sparta, WIWI9,97425.7%+2.5 pts

154▼7Ripon, WIWI7,73825.6%−1.8 pts

155▼21Watertown, WIWI22,70425.3%+1.7 pts

156▼23Berlin, WIWI5,58824.9%+3.3 pts

157▼6Delavan, WIWI9,22823.6%−6.7 pts

158▼8Waupun, WIWI11,15022.2%−2.6 pts

159▼4North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,42518.3%+0.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES