Fewer people are out of work in Walkertown (2.5%) than in 77% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 24 minutes each way, next to 25 for North Carolina and 26 for the U.S. Walkertown grades B+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 2% work in Walkertown; the top destination outside it is Winston-Salem (35%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Walkertown apart on work
A lot of Walkertown works one town over
42% of working residents work in a town that borders Walkertown: Winston-Salem (35%) and Kernersville (7%). Next door ↓
Many jobs in Walkertown pay little
26% of the jobs based in Walkertown pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 30% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Walkertown: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Walkertown is better than 71% of U.S. towns, #71 of 290 in North Carolina. Unemployment holds Walkertown’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (10.8%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Walkertown could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Walkertown works in goods: 29% of its jobs
1,805 jobs are based in Walkertown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walkertown, 2013 → 2023: 1,354 → 1,805. 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 Walkertown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Walkertown
On a workday 2,508 residents head out to work, 51 work right here, and 1,754 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,400 people are in Walkertown on a workday afternoon, 12% 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.
Out of Walkertown to work: where people go
Where Walkertown clocks in
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.
Time on the road from Walkertown: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walkertown workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,482 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across North Carolina: 85% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Walkertown
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Walkertown, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Walkertown is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns, #250 of 290 in North Carolina. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 2.9% across North Carolina.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,816 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). 1.4% of Walkertown households have no vehicle (North Carolina 5.3%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Walkertown’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Walkertown ranks: 1,123rd of 3,370 U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 186 | Oak Ridge NC | 7,896 | $155K | 3.6% | 2.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 296 | Midland NC | 5,151 | $101K | 4.1% | 1.8% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 357 | Ogden NC | 8,249 | $121K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,121 | Flemington NJ | 4,856 | $70K | 11.8% | 1.2% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,122 | West Salem WI | 5,288 | $97K | 8.6% | 3.3% | 15% | B+ |
| 1,123 | Walkertown NC | 6,120 | $83K | 10.8% | 2.5% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,124 | King City OR | 5,044 | $64K | 8.7% | 2.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,125 | Carlstadt NJ | 6,410 | $115K | 9.0% | 7.5% | 8% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,370 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Walkertown, the top three, the last and three more from North Carolina.
42% of Walkertown works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walkertown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkertown | – | B+ | C− | 24 min | $82,615 |
| Winston-Salem | 35% | C | B+ | 22 min | $59,268 |
| Kernersville | 7% | B | C+ | 23 min | $71,918 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Winston-Salem. Darker towns draw more of Walkertown’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 Walkertown: questions
What is the median household income in Walkertown?
$82,615 (±$21,129) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walkertown?
10.8%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walkertown?
24 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walkertown work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winston-Salem (35%, 6 mi), Greensboro (13%, 20 mi), Kernersville (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Walkertown walkable?
Walkertown is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Walkertown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Walkertown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walkertown
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.