Williamson has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Williamson grades B− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. 388 jobs are based in Williamson, and 1,889 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 38% of workers (Arizona 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Williamson, in brief
A lot of Williamson works from home
39% of Williamson workers work from home, against 18% across Arizona. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
46% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Williamson and Prescott trade workers both ways
Prescott is the top workplace for Williamson residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Williamson come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Williamson is a place people come home to
There are 388 jobs based in Williamson, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
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.
Inside Williamson’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Williamson is better than 52% of U.S. towns, #49 of 140 in Arizona. The poverty rate holds Williamson’s grade up (5.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 12% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Williamson could be anywhere from C to B+.
About 28 minutes to work from Williamson
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Williamson workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,076 commuters (the 39% who work from home are left out). Across Arizona: 82% 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.
How far Williamson goes to work
About 46% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
27% of working residents work in Prescott
Where Williamson clocks in
27% of workers
17% of workers
7% 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.
A workday in Williamson: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,817 residents head out to work, 72 work right here, and 316 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,800 people are in Williamson on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Making and building: 29% of jobs based in Williamson
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Williamson, 2013 → 2023: 237 → 388. 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 Williamson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute in Williamson is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Williamson is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns, #113 of 140 in Arizona. Both inputs place Williamson near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,750 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.6% of Williamson households have no vehicle (Arizona 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Williamson’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,783rd of 3,349: where Williamson ranks among U.S. towns of 4,400 to 8,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 342 | Litchfield Park AZ | 6,727 | $126K | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 344 | Citrus Park AZ | 5,115 | $141K | 8.8% | 1.3% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 429 | Rincon Valley AZ | 6,512 | $132K | 4.1% | 1.5% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,781 | German Township OH | 6,434 | $76K | 9.7% | 3.6% | 37% | B− |
| 1,782 | Sterling Township OH | 4,804 | $78K | 6.9% | 4.1% | 1% | B− |
| 1,783 | Williamson AZ | 6,310 | $89K | 5.7% | 4.2% | 4% | B− |
| 1,784 | Ballville Township OH | 5,985 | $78K | 10.4% | 4.2% | 3% | B− |
| 1,785 | Lawrenceburg IN | 5,243 | $51K | 13.5% | 1.6% | 21% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,349 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Williamson, the top three, the last and three more from Arizona.
Next door is work for 27% of Williamson
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Williamson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson | – | B− | C− | 28 min | $89,398 |
| Prescott | 27% | C+ | A− | 19 min | $70,874 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Prescott. Darker towns draw more of Williamson’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 Williamson: questions
What is the median household income in Williamson?
$89,398 (±$5,598) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Williamson?
5.7%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Williamson?
28 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 38% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Williamson work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Prescott (27%, 9 mi), Phoenix (17%, 82 mi), Prescott Valley (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Williamson walkable?
Williamson is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Williamson without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Williamson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Williamson
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.