Walton Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Only 2% stay in Walton Township for work; outside it, Lansing is the main destination (13%, 24 miles). Walton Township has 142 jobs; 860 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Walton Township is better than 72% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (D−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Walton Township apart on work
Walton Township is a place people come home to
There are 142 jobs based in Walton Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Walton Township has about 1,500 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Walton Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Walton Township is Lansing, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (109) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Walton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published; with 860 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Walton Township
The poverty rate is its strongest input (6.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 56% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (5.4%) is left out: Walton Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Walton Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Who commutes out of Walton Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 839 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 121 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Walton Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 2021, primary jobs.
Near or far: the trip to work from Walton Township
About 21% 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 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Commuting from Walton Township: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walton Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 766 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% 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 people from Walton Township work
Where Walton Township clocks in
13% of workers
11% 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 Walton Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walton Township, 2011 → 2021: 113 → 142. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Walton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most of Walton Township commutes by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 887 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 Walton Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Walton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Walton Township places 1,162nd of 5,641 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 3,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 98 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 139 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 225 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,160 | Youngstown NY | 1,822 | $81K | 5.3% | 4.6% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,161 | Claremont NC | 1,790 | $67K | 7.0% | 1.2% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,162 | Walton Township MI | 2,201 | $89K | 6.4% | 5.4% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,163 | Wayne Township OH | 1,893 | $93K | 2.8% | 2.5% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,164 | Upper Tulpehocken Township PA | 1,904 | $91K | 6.9% | 3.6% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,641 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Walton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns around Walton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton Township | – | B+ | D− | 29 min | $89,167 |
| Lee Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 31 min | $84,722 |
| Bellevue Township | under 2% | B | C− | 38 min | $83,636 |
| Brookfield Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 30 min | $87,083 |
| Carmel Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 22 min | $95,083 |
| Eaton Township | under 2% | A− | D | 24 min | $97,398 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Walton Township’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 2021, 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 Walton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Walton Township?
$89,167 (±$12,790) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walton Township?
6.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walton Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walton Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (13%, 24 mi), Charlotte (11%, 7 mi), Olivet (9%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Walton Township walkable?
Walton Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Walton Township 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 Walton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walton Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, 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.