At 1.4%, unemployment in Wallace is lower than in 91% of U.S. towns
Only 2% stay in Wallace for work; outside it, Pensacola is the main destination (19%, 16 miles). The two grades for Wallace are A for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Measured by household income, Wallace is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Wallace, in a few figures
Wallace workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 44 minutes each way, against 28 across Florida. Over a year that’s about 337 hours of commuting, 123 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Wallace is a place people come home to
There are 260 jobs based in Wallace, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wallace has about 2,700 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Wallace’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wallace is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #61 of 638 in Florida. Unemployment holds Wallace’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 45% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wallace could be anywhere from B to A+.
Wallace’s commute takes about 44 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wallace workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,552 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Florida: 83% 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.
Who works in Wallace, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,686 residents head out to work, 42 work right here, and 218 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Wallace on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.15 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Wallace’s working residents head each day
Where Wallace clocks in
19% 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.
What work there is in Wallace: 260 jobs
260 jobs are based in Wallace.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wallace, 2013 → 2023: 141 → 260. 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 Wallace’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Wallace commutes
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.
Getting around Wallace: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wallace is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns, #579 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.6% across Florida.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,825 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Wallace households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wallace’s commuters take a bus or train.
Wallace is 586th of 4,195 U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,700 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 53 | Bay Hill FL | 4,512 | $128K | 0.7% | 1.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 86 | Geneva FL | 3,441 | $133K | 0.6% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 88 | Windermere FL | 3,344 | $178K | 1.3% | 2.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 584 | Crockery Township MI | 4,784 | $90K | 2.4% | 3.4% | 5% | A |
| 585 | New Ipswich NH | 5,467 | $111K | 1.4% | 2.4% | 12% | A |
| 586 | Wallace FL | 4,202 | $116K | 5.7% | 1.4% | 2% | A |
| 587 | Chain Lake WA | 4,950 | $161K | 2.7% | 4.2% | <1% | A |
| 588 | Marrs Township IN | 5,388 | $104K | 7.3% | 0.6% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,195 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Wallace, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
How Wallace compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Pace (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Wallace’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 Wallace: questions
What is the median household income in Wallace?
$116,496 (±$17,454) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wallace?
5.7%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wallace?
44 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wallace work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pensacola (19%, 16 mi), Milton (9%, 9 mi), Ferry Pass (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wallace walkable?
Wallace is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wallace without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wallace, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wallace
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.