Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0More people are out of work in Wilton (6.8%) than in 81% of U.S. towns
The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average; Maine averages 25, the U.S. 26. Wilton grades D for jobs and income and C− for walkability. About one in ten work in Wilton itself; outside it, Farmington draws the most (17%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Wilton in brief
Wilton and Farmington trade workers both ways
Farmington is the top workplace for Wilton residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Wilton come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Wilton makes and builds things
39% of the jobs based in Wilton are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Wilton residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% 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 ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Wilton
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wilton is better than 12% of U.S. towns, #135 of 143 in Maine. Household income holds Wilton’s grade up ($63,396, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 9% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wilton could be anywhere from D− to B.
Where Wilton’s working residents head each day
Where Wilton clocks in
17% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Making and building: 39% of jobs based in Wilton
1,060 jobs are based in Wilton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wilton, 2013 → 2023: 1,020 → 1,060. 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Wilton
About 31% 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.
Wilton quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,355 residents head out to work, 146 work right here, and 914 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Wilton on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.71 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.
About 28 minutes to work from Wilton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wilton workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,192 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Maine: 84% 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.
Most trips from Wilton start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wilton is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns, #106 of 143 in Maine. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.0% across Maine.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,371 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). 5.5% of Wilton households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wilton’s commuters take a bus or train.
3,793rd of 4,264: where Wilton ranks among U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200
| # | 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+ |
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| 342 | North Yarmouth ME | 4,424 | $129K | 4.8% | 1.9% | 7% | A |
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| 742 | Arundel ME | 4,596 | $102K | 5.9% | 3.0% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 780 | Hollis ME | 5,003 | $96K | 5.7% | 1.8% | 6% | A− |
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| 3,791 | DeQuincy LA | 2,878 | $44K | 16.5% | 1.9% | 13% | D |
| 3,792 | Rogersville TN | 4,690 | $48K | 15.7% | 9.9% | 27% | D |
| 3,793 | Wilton ME | 3,878 | $63K | 14.6% | 6.8% | 10% | D |
| 3,794 | Portland NY | 3,926 | $66K | 19.8% | 7.3% | 14% | D |
| 3,795 | Ellenville NY | 4,201 | $43K | 35.0% | 4.5% | 14% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,264 | 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 Wilton, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
Wilton and its neighbors: 20% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton | – | D | C− | 28 min | $63,396 |
| Temple | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Jay | 3% | C+ | C | 21 min | $70,238 |
| Chesterville | under 3% | C− | C+ | 25 min | $61,635 |
| Farmington | 17% | D | A− | 27 min | $54,276 |
| Dixfield | under 3% | C | D | 25 min | $70,613 |
Same-state neighbors only. Temple: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Farmington. 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?
$63,396 (±$22,921) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilton?
14.6%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wilton?
28 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wilton work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Farmington (17%, 6 mi), Portland (7%, 69 mi), Augusta (5%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wilton walkable?
Wilton is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wilton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% 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. 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.