Farmington has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
There are 304 jobs in Farmington, against 701 working residents. Jobs and income earn Farmington B+; getting around on foot earns it C−. Hardly any work in Farmington itself; outside it, Watertown draws the most (9%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Farmington apart
Farmington workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Farmington
66% of Farmington residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 47% of the jobs based in Farmington pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 100% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Farmington pay little
26% of the jobs based in Farmington pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 34% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. 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; with 701 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Farmington
On income, poverty and job access, Farmington is better than 70% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Farmington’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
Unemployment (3.0%) is left out: Farmington’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Farmington could be anywhere from B− to A.
The trip to work from Farmington: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Farmington workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 622 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 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.
Goods, not services: 31% of the jobs in Farmington
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Farmington, 2014 → 2024: 296 → 304. 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 Farmington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Farmington by day
On a workday 699 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 302 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Farmington on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 Farmington goes to work
Where Farmington clocks in
9% of workers
6% 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.
How many miles Farmington 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.
Farmington is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Farmington is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Farmington 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 668 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.7% of Farmington households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Farmington’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Farmington is 1,028th of 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 26 | Nashotah WI | 1,298 | $148K | 1.1% | 0.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Maple Bluff WI | 1,305 | $199K | 3.0% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,026 | Mifflin Township OH | 1,254 | $91K | 6.3% | 8.2% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,027 | Liverpool Township PA | 1,066 | $100K | 0.2% | 0.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,028 | Farmington WI | 1,398 | $88K | 8.6% | 3.0% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,029 | Centennial Park AZ | 1,839 | $168K | 3.5% | 2.5% | 26% | B+ |
| 1,030 | Newcastle CA | 1,585 | $109K | 12.4% | 2.8% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Farmington, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
How Farmington compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Johnson Creek (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Farmington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington | – | B+ | C− | 34 min | $88,021 |
| Johnson Creek | 6% | A+ | B− | 28 min | $100,685 |
| Milford | under 3% | A− | C+ | 27 min | $88,355 |
| Watertown | under 3% | A− | C | 25 min | $99,886 |
| Aztalan | under 3% | A | C− | 24 min | $105,000 |
| Concord | under 3% | A+ | D | 32 min | $107,969 |
| Jefferson | under 3% | A | B− | 25 min | $99,667 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Farmington’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 Farmington: questions
What is the median household income in Farmington?
$88,021 (±$13,572) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Farmington?
8.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Farmington?
34 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Farmington work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (9%, 9 mi), Johnson Creek (6%, 3 mi), Madison (6%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Farmington walkable?
Farmington is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Farmington without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Farmington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Farmington
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.