Herter Farmstead · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Work means Lincoln for about two in three of Walton’s working residents
Working residents average 17 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. Home is the office for 82% of workers, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%. There are 22 jobs in Walton, against 144 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Walton
On a workday 144 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Walton on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.15 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 Walton: the destinations
Where Walton clocks in
65% of workers
6% 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.
Most jobs in Walton are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walton, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 22. 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 Walton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Walton spends getting to work: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walton workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 63 commuters (the 82% who work from home are left out). Across Nebraska: 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.
How far Walton’s workers travel
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.
The towns next door employ 65% of Walton
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Lincoln. Darker towns draw more of Walton’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 Walton: questions
What is the median household income in Walton?
$48,088 (±$19,423) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walton?
2.1%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walton?
17 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 82% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walton work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Walton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Walton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walton
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.