Work, pay and getting to work in Walnut Grove
136 jobs are based in Walnut Grove, and 209 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Walnut Grove itself; outside it, Carthage draws the most (12%, 11 miles). Working residents average 20 minutes each way, where Mississippi has 26 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Walnut Grove apart
Fewer jobs are based in Walnut Grove than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Walnut Grove fell from 446 in 2013 to 136 in 2023, −70%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Walnut Grove are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Mississippi. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Mississippi worker. 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 209 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Services make up most of the work in Walnut Grove
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walnut Grove, 2013 → 2023: 446 → 136. 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 Walnut Grove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Walnut Grove: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walnut Grove workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 226 commuters (the 1% who work from home are left out). Across Mississippi: 87% 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.
Walnut Grove quiets down on a workday
On a workday 207 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 134 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Walnut Grove on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
Commuting out of Walnut Grove: the destinations
Where Walnut Grove clocks in
12% 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.
The commute from Walnut Grove, by distance
About 20% 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.
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 Walnut Grove: questions
What is the median household income in Walnut Grove?
$42,634 (±$29,560) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walnut Grove?
26.5%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walnut Grove?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walnut Grove work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carthage (12%, 11 mi), Forest (8%, 16 mi), Sebastopol (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Walnut Grove without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Walnut Grove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walnut Grove
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.