Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety98#23/924
Economy77#211/925
Housing69#287/925
Health73#248/925
Healthcare68#292/923
Environment91#83/917
Education76#219/925
Infrastructure63#341/925
Community70#278/925
Leisure & amenities85#138/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Menomonie, WI micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Gyms and fitness centers · high2.0 /10k
95/100Wisconsin 1.3 /10kUnited States 1.3 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Child poverty rate · low8.6%
95/100Wisconsin 12.2%United States 15.5%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B17001
Premature death · low5,929 /100k
94/100Wisconsin 7,293 /100kUnited States 8,123 /100k2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Homicide rate · low0.0 /100k
93/100Wisconsin 4.3 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Property crime rate · low511 /100k
92/100Wisconsin 1,017 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
Life expectancy · high79.8 yrs
91/100Wisconsin 78.2 yrsUnited States 77.6 yrs2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Access to exercise opportunities · low53.2%
10/100Wisconsin 83.6%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Suicide rate · high26.2 /100k
11/100Wisconsin 16.7 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
New business applications · low8.9 /1k
19/100Wisconsin 12.0 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Adult obesity · high40.7%
20/100Wisconsin 39.2%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Effective property tax rate · high1.25%
20/100Wisconsin 1.32%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Dentists · low44 /100k
23/100Wisconsin 75 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Gyms and fitness centersImproving
0.9 /10k (2020) → 1.9 /10k (2025)
+121%5 yearsUS 1.2 /10k → 1.3 /10k
Preventable hospital staysWorsening
1,669 /100k (2019) → 3,353 /100k (2023)
+101%4 yearsUS 3,767 /100k → 2,769 /100k
Homicide rateImproving
2.6 /100k (2021) → 0.0 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−100%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
Violent crime rateImproving
297 /100k (2020) → 116 /100k (2025)
−61%5 yearsUS 389 /100k → 328 /100k
Property crime rateImproving
1,191 /100k (2020) → 511 /100k (2025)
−57%5 yearsUS 1,929 /100k → 1,535 /100k
Drought exposureWorsening
4% (2021) → 15% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+11 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Menomonie, WI micropolitan area improved on 16 of 31 measures with a comparison and declined on 3. 8 moved within the margin of error and 4 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved16

Gyms+121%0.9 /10k → 1.9 /10k
Property tax−0.4 points1.70% → 1.25%
Homicides−100%2.1 /100k → 0.0 /100k
Violent crime−61%297 /100k → 116 /100k
Traffic deaths−36%17.9 /100k → 11.4 /100k

Declined3

Suicides+111%12.4 /100k → 26.2 /100k
Firearm deaths+25%8.0 /100k → 10.0 /100k
Price / income+0.4×2.8× → 3.3×

All 31 measures

Change of every measure of Menomonie, WI micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	4.4 /10k2020	5.8 /10k2025	+33%	Improved	89%
Average commute time	22.7 min2015-2019	23.4 min2020-2024	+0.7 min	Within the margin of error	38%
Average weekly wage	$8712020	$1,0602025	+22%	Improved	36%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%2015-2019	29.6%2020-2024	+1.7 points	Within the margin of error	25%
Broadband subscriptions	81.6%2015-2019	89.9%2020-2024	+8.3 points	Improved	43%
Child poverty rate	11.5%2015-2019	8.5%2020-2024	−3 points	Improved	57%
Distance to an airport	65 mi2020	65 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	9.6 /100k2020	9.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−2.1%	Little change	29%
Effective property tax rate	1.70%2015-2019	1.25%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Improved	98%
Firearm deaths	8.0 /100k2020	10.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+25%	Declined	21%
Grocery stores	1.1 /10k2020	1.3 /10k2025	+18%	Improved	87%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.9 /10k2020	1.9 /10k2025	+121%	Improved	98%
High school diploma or higher	93.7%2015-2019	94.6%2020-2024	+0.9 points	Within the margin of error	26%
Home price to income ratio	2.8×2015-2019	3.3×2020-2024	+0.4×	Declined	51%
Homicide rate	2.1 /100k2020	0.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−100%	Improved	95%
Income adjusted for local prices	$45,8192019	$59,7632024	+30%	Improved	39%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4172015-2019	0.4212020-2024	+0.004	Within the margin of error	43%
Median household income	$58,7832015-2019	$74,8242020-2024	+27%	Improved	52%
New business applications	6.5 /1k2020	8.9 /1k2025	+38%	Improved	38%
Pharmacies	1.3 /10k2020	1.5 /10k2025	+15%	Improved	92%
Poverty rate	11.8%2015-2019	10.7%2020-2024	−1.1 points	Within the margin of error	53%
Property crime rate	1,191 /100k2020	511 /100k2025	−57%	Improved	93%
Public libraries	1.1 /10k2019	1.1 /10k2024	−1.4%	Little change	54%
Rent as share of income	26.1%2015-2019	25.6%2020-2024	−0.5 points	Within the margin of error	68%
Rent-burdened households	41.6%2015-2019	39.2%2020-2024	−2.4 points	Within the margin of error	76%
Restaurants and bars	11.7 /10k2020	11.5 /10k2025	−1.6%	Little change	38%
Suicide rate	12.4 /100k2020	26.2 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+111%	Declined	1%
Traffic deaths	17.9 /100k2015-2019	11.4 /100k2020-2024	−36%	Improved	97%
Unemployment rate	5.6%2020	3.4%2025	−2.2 points	Improved	26%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	6.7%2015-2019	5.9%2020-2024	−0.8 points	Within the margin of error	67%
Violent crime rate	297 /100k2020	116 /100k2025	−61%	Improved	98%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Menomonie, WI micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Menomonie, WI micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Menomonie, WI micropolitan area itself moved +4 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

45,527 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 20–29 men (−1.3 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

45,527 residents

Menomonie, WI micropolitan area
United States share

White90%41,189
Black0.9%397
Hispanic or Latino2.5%1,124

Education

28,594 residents (±96)

Menomonie, WI micropolitan area
United States share

No high school diploma5.4%1,540
High school or GED34%9,608
Some college19%5,410

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

17,440 households (±272)

Menomonie, WI micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k15%2,561
$25k–50k17%2,993
$50k–75k18%3,191
$75k–100k15%2,652
$100k–150k19%3,251
$150k–200k9.0%1,578
$200k or more7.0%1,214

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−6.0 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

17,440 households (±272)

Menomonie, WI micropolitan area
United States share

Own67%11,693
Rent33%5,747

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

5,408 households (±351)

Menomonie, WI micropolitan area
United States share

Under $75022%1,186
$750–1,00030%1,597
$1,000–1,50033%1,758

Home values

11,693 homes (±326)

Menomonie, WI micropolitan area
United States share

Under $150k20%2,298
$150k–250k32%3,795
$250k–400k30%3,510

Age of homes

18,983 homes (±88)

Menomonie, WI micropolitan area
United States share

2010 or later9.3%1,758
2000–200915%2,897
1980–199929%5,491

Size of homes

18,983 homes (±88)

Menomonie, WI micropolitan area
United States share

Studio1.4%†273
1 bedroom8.4%1,585
2 bedrooms27%5,059

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

23,604 workers (±484)

Menomonie, WI micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone76%17,981
Carpool6.9%1,637
Public transit0.2%†47
Walk5.7%1,337
Bike0.2%†42
Work from home10%2,373
Other0.8%†187

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+4.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

21,231 workers (±542)

Menomonie, WI micropolitan area
United States share

Under 15 min38%8,104
15–29 min32%6,718
30–44 min18%3,745

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Menomonie, WI micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Menomonie, WI has 915 employer establishments, 200 for every 10,000 residents (0.81× the US rate of 248), with 15,649 paid employees at an average annual pay of $59,382. The Census Bureau also counts 2,935 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 915; 2,935 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 200; US 248
Paid employees: 15,649
Average annual pay: $59,382; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Menomonie, WI by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	80	17.5	1.13×About typical	683	$89,318	247
Restaurants and other eating places	62	13.5	0.74×Fewer than typical	1,092	$16,465	8
Ambulatory health care services	47	10.3	0.49×Fewer than typical	475	$44,053	112
Truck transportation	46	10.1	1.99×More than typical	425	$78,824	109
Religious organizations	38	8.3	1.50×More than typical	194	$20,603	—
Full-service restaurants	34	7.4	0.97×About typical	554	$16,838	3
Building equipment contractors	31	6.8	1.13×About typical	323	$84,133	36
Lessors of real estate	27	5.9	0.48×Fewer than typical	106	$38,811	256
Construction of buildings	26	5.7	0.75×Fewer than typical	302	$89,212	145
Automotive repair and maintenance	25	5.5	1.08×About typical	124	$58,258	68
Offices of other health practitioners	25	5.5	0.90×About typical	213	$36,282	57
Gasoline stations	24	5.2	1.62×More than typical	421	$25,689	—

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $2.7M on contracts performed in Menomonie, WI micropolitan area: $58.13 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $2.7M; +46% vs FY2025
Per resident: $58.13; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.1%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of Veterans Affairs$2.6M98%
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$55.8K2.1%
Offices, Boards and Divisions$1,4820.1%
Defense Logistics Agency$3350.0%

Top recipients

COUNTY OF DUNN$2.1M79%
THE NEIGHBORS - WEST NEIGHBORHOOD$321.9K12%
NEIGHBORS OF DUNN COUNTY$177.1K6.6%
HIDDEN VALLEY INDUSTRIES, LLC$55.8K2.1%
CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS, INC.$1,4820.1%

Spending by fiscal year

838.1KFY2017
299.4KFY2018
1.1MFY2019
452KFY2020
421.8KFY2021
403.4KFY2022
398.5KFY2023
809.7K

Top industries (NAICS)

Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities) · 6231$2.6M98%
Other food manufacturing · 3119$55.8K2.1%
Other support services · 5619$1,4820.1%
Other miscellaneous manufacturing · 3399$3350.0%

Largest awards

EXPRESS REPORT: 09-30-2026$2.1M
COUNTY OF DUNN· Dunn County, WI· Health & medical· May 1, 2026 – May 1, 2026· 36C26326K0019
EXPRESS REPORT: NURSING HOME SERVICES$321.9K
THE NEIGHBORS - WEST NEIGHBORHOOD· Dunn County, WI· Health & medical· May 1, 2026 – May 1, 2026· 36C26326K0020
EXPRESS REPORT: NURSING HOME SERVICES$177.1K
NEIGHBORS OF DUNN COUNTY· Dunn County, WI· Health & medical· May 1, 2026 – May 1, 2026· 36C26326K0018
FY26 A1 HIDDEN VALLEY SUBSISTENCE QTR 2$55.8K

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $311.3M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Menomonie, WI micropolitan area: $6,734 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $311.3M; +6.3% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,734; US $12,955
Loan face value: $24.9M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 3.5%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$177.6M57%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$25.9M8.3%

Counties in Menomonie, WI

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Dunn CountyCentral county8946,223

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

MenomoniePrincipal city16,539

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Wisconsin

Areas based in Wisconsin, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved16

Declined3

Metro and micro areas like Menomonie, WI micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Counties in Menomonie, WI

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Wisconsin

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved16

Declined3

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Top programs

What was bought

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

By type

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates