Land O'Lakes is a tiny town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 980 people and two associated neighborhoods, Land O'Lakes is the 387th largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Land O'Lakes is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Land O'Lakes is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Land O'Lakes who work in sales jobs (18.99%), management occupations (14.24%), and office and administrative support (8.61%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 20.18% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Another notable thing is that Land O'Lakes is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Land O'Lakes has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Land O'Lakes has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Land O'Lakes than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Land O'Lakes may be for you. Land O'Lakes is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Land O'Lakes citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.73% of adults in Land O'Lakes have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Land O'Lakes in 2022 was $34,297, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,188 for a family of four. However, Land O'Lakes contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Land O'Lakes home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Land O'Lakes residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Land O'Lakes include German, Polish, Irish, Norwegian, and English. The most common language spoken in Land O'Lakes is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
