Workforce Development Areas (WDA)   |   Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA)   |   Balance of State (BOS) areas

Wisconsin's Workforce Development Areas (WDA) and the counties that comprise them:

The purpose of a local workforce development area (WDA) is to serve as a jurisdiction for the administration of workforce development activities and execution of adult, dislocated worker, and youth funds allocated by the State.

WDA Regions and Counties

Region WDA Title   Counties within WDA Region
1 color swatch Southeast   Kenosha, Racine, Walworth
2 color swatch Milwaukee   Milwaukee
3 color swatch WOW   Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha
4 color swatch Fox Valley   Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago
5 color swatch Bay Area   Brown, Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Sheboygan
6 color swatch North Central   Adams, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Portage, Vilas, Wood
7 color swatch Northwest   Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Washburn
8 color swatch West Central   Barron, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix
9 color swatch Western   Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau, Vernon
10 color swatch South Central   Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Marquette, Sauk
11 color swatch Southwest   Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Richland, Rock

WDA PDF Wisconsin map

WDA Map

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WDA Map

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WDA Map

DWD recommends using Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Edge in full screen on a desktop computer to view visualizations. More of these tools can be found on the Visual Catalog page. If you would like to create, save and share a visualization, go to the Data Tools page and Create Visualization. Visit the Help Page for assistance with the tools below.


WDA Map

DWD recommends using Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Edge in full screen on a desktop computer to view visualizations. More of these tools can be found on the Visual Catalog page. If you would like to create, save and share a visualization, go to the Data Tools page and Create Visualization. Visit the Help Page for assistance with the tools below.


Wisconsin's Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and the counties that comprise them:

An MSA is a geographic entity consisting of the county or counties associated with at least one urbanized area of at least 50,000 population, plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties.

MSA Areas

MSA Areas color swatch Counties within MSA Area
Appleton, WI MSA Calumet, Outagamie
Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA* Wisconsin County: Douglas, Minnesota Counties: Carlton, St. Louis
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin IL-IN-WI Wisconsin County: Kenosha, Illinois Counties: Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Will, Indiana Counties: Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter
Eau Claire, WI MSA Chippewa, Eau Claire
Fond du Lac, WI MSA Fond du Lac
Green Bay, WI MSA Brown, Kewaunee, Oconto
Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA Rock
La Crosse, WI-MN MSA* Wisconsin County: La Crosse, Minnesota County: Houston
Madison, WI MSA Columbia, Dane, Green, Iowa
Milwaukee-Waukesha, West Allis, WI MSA Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Washington
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA* Wisconsin Counties: Pierce, St. Croix, Minnesota Counties: Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Pierce, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington, Wright
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA Winnebago
Racine, WI MSA Racine
Sheboygan, WI MSA Sheboygan
Wausau, WI MSA Marathon

Metropolitan Statistical Area and Balance of State Map PDF

Wisconsin's Balance of State (BOS) areas and the counties that comprise them:

The Balance of State areas consist of counties that are not part of an MSA, and to the extent possible, contain contiguous counties that share a common economic base. Four statistical geographic entities consisting of counties not associated with or characterized by an urbanized area of at least 50,000 population, but share a high degree of social, industrial, and economic integration

BOS Areas

BOS Area Counties within BOS Area
Northwestern
BOS1
color swatch Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Washburn
Northeastern
BOS 2
color swatch Adams, Door, Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oneida, Portage, Shawano, Vilas, Wood
Southcentral
BOS 3
color swatch Dodge, Grant, Green Lake, Jefferson, Lafayette, Marquette, Richland, Sauk, Walworth, Waupaca, Waushara
Western
BOS 4
color swatch Barron, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Dunn, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe, Pepin, Polk, Trempealeau, Vernon

MSA and BOS Map

DWD recommends using Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Edge in full screen on a desktop computer to view visualizations. More of these tools can be found on the Visual Catalog page. If you would like to create, save and share a visualization, go to the Data Tools page and Create Visualization. Visit the Help Page for assistance with the tools below.


MSA and BOS Map

DWD recommends using Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Edge in full screen on a desktop computer to view visualizations. More of these tools can be found on the Visual Catalog page. If you would like to create, save and share a visualization, go to the Data Tools page and Create Visualization. Visit the Help Page for assistance with the tools below.


MSA and BOS Map

DWD recommends using Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Edge in full screen on a desktop computer to view visualizations. More of these tools can be found on the Visual Catalog page. If you would like to create, save and share a visualization, go to the Data Tools page and Create Visualization. Visit the Help Page for assistance with the tools below.


MSA and BOS Map

DWD recommends using Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Edge in full screen on a desktop computer to view visualizations. More of these tools can be found on the Visual Catalog page. If you would like to create, save and share a visualization, go to the Data Tools page and Create Visualization. Visit the Help Page for assistance with the tools below.


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