Walworth County Economic Development Alliance

The basis for WCEDA is a public-private partnership, in which Walworth County municipalities and companies found a single organization that promotes economic development initiatives that create jobs to:

• improve the quality of life for the citizens
• enhance the business climate in Walworth County

Walworth County has a growing population of 102,000 people in the Chicago-Milwaukee corridor.  Situated in southeastern Wisconsin along the Illinois border, Walworth County provides a strategic business location within easy driving distance of Milwaukee in the north, Chicago to the south, and Madison to the west.

Among the 72 counties in Wisconsin, Walworth County is the third-largest county in the state to attain more than 10% population growth since the 2000 census, with growth in every city, village, and town.