Households in Wilton earn more than those in 76% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 4.5% of residents (New York 14.0%). For jobs and income Wilton is better than 84% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (C+). Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average; the New York average is 33, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wilton at work: what stands out
Wilton trades workers with the towns around it
Wilton has about as many jobs (9,057) as working residents (7,793), but they are mostly different people: 7,027 residents leave for work each day while 8,291 people come in. Only 8% of the jobs in Wilton are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Wilton are quick
The average trip to work takes 24 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
46% of the jobs in Wilton are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Wilton has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Wilton went from 6,204 in 2013 to 9,057 in 2023, +46%. The jobs ↓
Wilton draws workers from far and wide
The 9,057 jobs in Wilton are filled from a wide area. Wilton’s own residents hold 8% and the ten next-biggest home towns 32%; the other 60% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Wilton
The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 58% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wilton could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The workday shuffle in and out of Wilton
On a workday 7,027 residents head out to work, 766 work right here, and 8,291 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.16 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Wilton’s commute takes 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 Wilton workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,327 commuters (the 19% 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.
What Wilton’s employers do
9,057 jobs are based in Wilton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wilton, 2013 → 2023: 6,204 → 9,057. 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 Wilton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
22% of working residents work in Saratoga Springs
Where Wilton clocks in
22% of workers
7% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Wilton
About 16% 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.
In Wilton, the car does most of the work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 32.9% across New York.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,053 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 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 57% 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). 4.9% of Wilton households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wilton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Wilton is 562nd of 2,103 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 24,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | Floral Park NY | 16,105 | $150K | 3.0% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | North Castle NY | 12,360 | $208K | 3.8% | 3.1% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 82 | Garden City NY | 23,043 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 560 | Agoura Hills CA | 19,243 | $171K | 6.5% | 5.2% | 6% | A− |
| 561 | Chatham IL | 14,579 | $107K | 3.3% | 3.6% | 4% | A− |
| 562 | Wilton NY | 17,643 | $99K | 4.5% | 2.7% | 10% | A− |
| 563 | East Renton Highlands WA | 12,582 | $143K | 3.1% | 6.0% | 1% | A− |
| 564 | Bedford MA | 14,836 | $172K | 5.5% | 6.1% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,103 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Wilton, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Wilton and its neighbors: 22% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton | – | A− | C+ | 24 min | $98,854 |
| Saratoga Springs | 22% | A− | A+ | 27 min | $105,944 |
| Northumberland | under 3% | B− | D | 24 min | $91,178 |
| Greenfield | under 3% | B− | C− | 24 min | $85,773 |
| Corinth | under 3% | C | B− | 25 min | $83,223 |
| Moreau | under 3% | B− | C | 22 min | $81,317 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Saratoga Springs. Darker towns draw more of Wilton’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 Wilton: questions
What is the median household income in Wilton?
$98,854 (±$11,188) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilton?
4.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wilton?
24 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wilton work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Saratoga Springs (22%, 6 mi), Colonie (7%, 29 mi), Albany (6%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wilton walkable?
Wilton is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wilton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wilton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wilton
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.