Menomonee Falls is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States.
The area that became Menomonee Falls was first inhabited by Native Americans, including the people of the Menominee and Chippewa tribes.
[12] By 1910, automobiles started being sold in the village, which led to an increase in paved roads.
By 1919, Highway 15 connected Menomonee Falls to Milwaukee and Illinois and, by 1922, to Green Bay.
This increased the attractiveness of Menomonee Falls as there was now an easy commute to Milwaukee jobs.
In 1965, a can manufacturing plant with a capacity of 150 million cans per year was established in the village, owned by Containers, Inc., a joint venture of the Miller Brewing Company and Carnation Company.
Shopping centers were developed and major employers established in the village, including Harley-Davidson and Wacker Neuson.
Reports in 2016 state, "As of 2016, the Village had an estimated 36,907 residents and had become an important economic hub of Greater Milwaukee area.
The overall economy of Menomonee Falls employs 18,839 people and "is specialized in Management of Companies and Enterprises; Manufacturing; and Wholesale trade".
[19] The largest industries in the Village are manufacturing, healthcare/social assistance, and retail trade which employ 3,917, 2,704 and 2,465 people respectively.
[19] Companies based in Menomonee Falls include Kohl's and Enerpac Tool Group.
According to Menomonee Falls's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,[21] the top employers in the village are: A 150-acre, 18 hole golf course, partially completed in the mid-1960s, sits at the south west corner of the village.
Southwestern portions of Menomonee Falls lie within the Hamilton School District,[25] which also serves all of the communities of Sussex, Lannon, and Butler, portions of Lisbon, and a small part of Pewaukee.
[29] Milwaukee County Transit System bus routes 61 & 79 serve Menomonee Falls.