Walton Park has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
The average commute takes 45 minutes each way (New York 33, U.S. 26). Walton Park has 150 jobs for 1,645 working residents. Hardly any work in Walton Park; the top destination outside it is New York City (22%, 47 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Walton Park apart
Walton Park’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Walton Park is New York City, 47 miles away as the crow flies. 22% of working residents (363) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Walton Park workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 45 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 345 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Walton Park is a place people come home to
There are 150 jobs based in Walton Park, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Walton Park has about 2,400 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How far it is to work from Walton Park
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The daily trip from Walton Park: about 45 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walton Park workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,756 commuters (the 16% 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.
Walton Park by day and by night
On a workday 1,631 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 136 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Walton Park on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Walton Park work
Where Walton Park clocks in
22% 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.
69% of the jobs in Walton Park pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walton Park, 2014 → 2024: 73 → 150. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Walton Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Walton Park
The biggest share goes to Chester (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walton Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton Park | – | — | — | 45 min | $157,276 |
| Monroe | under 3% | A− | A− | 32 min | $109,851 |
| Chester | 3% | A | A− | 42 min | $139,778 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Walton Park’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 2024, 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 Park: questions
What is the median household income in Walton Park?
$157,276 (±$24,040) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walton Park?
1.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walton Park?
45 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walton Park work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (22%, 47 mi), Monroe (8%, 2 mi), Palm Tree (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Walton Park without a car?
7% 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 Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walton Park
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.