Photo: Nyttend · Public domainA job hub: Walton Hills has 2.5 jobs per working resident, and 2,544 people come in to work
Walton Hills grades A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Employers in Walton Hills report 2,571 jobs, and 1,010 of its residents work somewhere. Household incomes here are higher than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Walton Hills and work: the main findings
Walton Hills is where the jobs are
Walton Hills has 2,571 jobs, 2.6 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 3,600 people are in town, 78% more than the 2,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Walton Hills makes and builds things
49% of the jobs based in Walton Hills are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Walton Hills residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 18%. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in Walton Hills pay over $40,000 a year
79% of the jobs based in Walton Hills pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
A lot of Walton Hills works from home
25% of Walton Hills workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Walton Hills’ workforce skews older
43% of Walton Hills’ working residents are 55 or older. That’s about two in five. The jobs ↓
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.
Walton Hills’ Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Walton Hills is better than 82% of U.S. towns. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Walton Hills could be anywhere from B− to A+.
The daily commute in and out of Walton Hills
On a workday 983 residents head out to work and 27 work right here.
About 3,600 people are in Walton Hills on a workday afternoon, 78% more 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.
Walton Hills works in goods: 49% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walton Hills, 2014 → 2024: 2,876 → 2,571. 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 Hills’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way, about the OH average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walton Hills workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 827 commuters (the 25% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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.
The daily trip into Walton Hills
Where Walton Hills clocks in
21% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
How many miles Walton Hills commutes
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.
Most trips from Walton Hills start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Walton Hills is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Walton Hills near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,104 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 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 53% 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). 2.1% of Walton Hills households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Walton Hills’ commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700, Walton Hills ranks 647th of 5,509 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 20 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0% | A+ |
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| 32 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 645 | Eden Township PA | 2,266 | $91K | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A− |
| 646 | Peosta IA | 2,225 | $121K | 2.9% | 4.1% | 7% | A− |
| 647 | Walton Hills OH | 1,991 | $106K | 7.8% | 4.1% | 3% | A− |
| 648 | Olmos Park TX | 2,180 | $177K | 4.1% | 10.0% | 3% | A− |
| 649 | Dalton Gardens ID | 2,496 | $80K | 4.6% | 1.1% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Hills, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Walton Hills and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bedford (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walton Hills workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton Hills | – | A− | C− | 24 min | $106,055 |
| Bedford | 3% | C | A | 20 min | $57,308 |
| Maple Heights | under 3% | C− | A | 22 min | $53,414 |
| Valley View | under 3% | A− | A− | 23 min | $110,125 |
| Oakwood | under 3% | C+ | C+ | 19 min | $67,813 |
| Sagamore Hills Township | under 3% | A− | C | 24 min | $90,604 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Walton Hills’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 Hills: questions
What is the median household income in Walton Hills?
$106,055 (±$30,256) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walton Hills?
7.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walton Hills?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walton Hills work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (21%, 10 mi), Solon (5%, 6 mi), Independence (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Walton Hills walkable?
Walton Hills is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Walton Hills without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Walton Hills, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walton Hills
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. 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.