Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY 2.5There are 1.9 jobs in Altoona for every working resident, and 69 people commute in
Hardly any work in Altoona itself; outside it, Tavares draws the most (16%, 16 miles). There are 69 jobs in Altoona; 37 of its residents have a job. 48.6% of residents are in poverty, where Florida as a whole has 12.6%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Altoona
On a workday 37 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 69 people are in Altoona on a workday afternoon, 86% more than live here.
1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where Altoona’s workforce comes from
Where Altoona clocks in
16% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Altoona
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Altoona, 2013 → 2023: 57 → 69. 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 Altoona’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Altoona, by distance
About 22% 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.
Altoona and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Altoona’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 Altoona: questions
What is the poverty rate in Altoona?
48.6%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Altoona work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tavares (16%, 16 mi), Mount Dora (5%, 11 mi), Eustis (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Altoona, from the people who make the trip.
More of Altoona
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.