Wisconsin

• Broadly in line with U.S. norms across income, poverty, education, and age.

• Largest sector: Manufacturing employs 458,249 workers (22.3% of the tracked sectors), at an average wage of $75,131.
• Economic scale: State GDP of $453.3B (2024).

• Top specialization: Paper Manufacturing concentrates at 4.02x the national norm, strong concentration that anchors the local economy.
• Cluster depth: 10 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, suggesting an interconnected industrial base across the state.
• Attraction whitespace: 6 sub-sectors register LQ < 0.5, candidates for diversification or recruitment.

• In line with national: Home value to income ratio of 3.4x sits near the ~4.1x national average; affordability is neither a clear advantage nor a recruitment friction.
• Elevated vacancy: 10.8% vacancy rate; potential redevelopment opportunity.

• Succession risk is real: 23% of working-age residents are 55-64. Plan for retirements over the next decade and pair attraction strategy with talent retention.

Wisconsin shows meaningful potential for paper manufacturing attraction, with a 4.02x concentration and 26,686 jobs in this sub-sector. Near-term succession risk is elevated, with 23% of the working-age population within 10 years of retirement age.

Cluster depth across paper manufacturing, animal production and aquaculture, and printing and related support activities creates supply-chain attraction leverage, a structural advantage for industrial recruitment.