Montebrier · Photo: Rammerjammer · CC BY-SA 3.0Wilton has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Wilton has 23 jobs for 241 working residents. Hardly any work in Wilton; the top destination outside it is Birmingham (15%, 31 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 9% across Alabama.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Wilton stands out on work
Wilton is a place people come home to
There are 23 jobs based in Wilton, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wilton has about 380 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Wilton’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Wilton is Birmingham, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (36) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Few Wilton workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 9% across Alabama. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 241 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Wilton quiets down on a workday
On a workday 240 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Wilton on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How far Wilton goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 23 minutes each way, quicker than most of Alabama
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wilton workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 336 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Alabama: 88% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where Wilton goes to work
Where Wilton clocks in
15% of workers
12% of workers
12% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Wilton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wilton, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 23. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Wilton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns next door employ 12% of Wilton
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton | – | — | — | 23 min | $54,750 |
| Montevallo | 12% | C− | A− | 25 min | $56,626 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Montevallo. Darker towns draw more of Wilton’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Wilton: questions
What is the median household income in Wilton?
$54,750 (±$28,265) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilton?
15.9%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wilton?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wilton work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Birmingham (15%, 31 mi), Montevallo (12%, 4 mi), Alabaster (12%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wilton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wilton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wilton
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.