Photo: Magnolia677 · CC BY 4.0How Waterford works: jobs, income and commuting
51.5% of residents live below the poverty line, against 18.9% across Mississippi. Hardly any stay in Waterford for work; outside it, Holly Springs is the main destination (16%, 9 miles). Waterford has 55 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Waterford: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 55 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Waterford on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 Waterford’s working residents head each day
Where Waterford clocks in
16% of workers
13% 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.
Miles to work from Waterford
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 Waterford: questions
What is the median household income in Waterford?
$32,917 (±$30,458) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waterford?
51.5%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Waterford work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Holly Springs (16%, 9 mi), Memphis (13%, 43 mi), New Albany (7%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Waterford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waterford
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.