Second Walton Armory (Thrity-third Separate Company) · Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Walton (9.9%) is higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
About one in four work in Walton; the top destination outside it is Delhi (15%, 13 miles). For jobs and income Walton is better than 2% of U.S. towns (D−); for walkability it is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (B+). Household incomes here are lower than in 89% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Walton apart on work
Commutes from Walton are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 123 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker, and quicker than any town next door (24 to 70 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Walton’s grade explained
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Walton’s grade.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Walton could be anywhere from D− to D.
Walton’s commute takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walton workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,908 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% 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
About 30% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Walton
On a workday 1,454 residents head out to work, 551 work right here, and 830 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,500 people are in Walton on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.69 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.
The towns that employ Walton’s residents
Where Walton clocks in
15% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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 the 1,381 jobs in Walton are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walton, 2013 → 2023: 1,458 → 1,381. 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.
In Walton, most people drive to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 11.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 5.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,127 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). 7.8% of Walton households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Walton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Where Walton sits among U.S. towns of 3,600 to 6,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Lawrence NY | 6,847 | $170K | 3.5% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Irvington NY | 6,533 | $173K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 21 | Kings Point NY | 5,710 | $211K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,590 | Louisville MS | 5,921 | $37K | 39.3% | 10.3% | 39% | D− |
| 3,591 | Caruthersville MO | 5,211 | $35K | 31.4% | 9.0% | 33% | D− |
| 3,592 | Walton NY | 5,134 | $49K | 25.3% | 9.9% | 27% | D− |
| 3,593 | Tiffin Township OH | 5,305 | $38K | 24.7% | 8.2% | 18% | D− |
| 3,594 | Folkston GA | 4,767 | $50K | 28.8% | 27.4% | 20% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,627 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door to Walton
The biggest share goes to Hamden (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton | – | D− | B+ | 17 min | $49,183 |
| Tompkins | under 2% | C− | C | 70 min | $61,103 |
| Hamden | 3% | C− | C+ | 24 min | $64,457 |
| Colchester | under 2% | C− | C+ | 33 min | $67,222 |
| Franklin | under 2% | C | B− | 27 min | $64,323 |
| Sidney | 3% | D | C+ | 24 min | $52,347 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$49,183 (±$15,314) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walton?
25.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walton?
17 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walton work?
27% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Delhi (15%, 13 mi), New York City (5%, 121 mi), Albany (3%, 76 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Walton walkable?
Walton is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 12% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Walton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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. 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.