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Jobs & commute in Aripeka

Most of Aripeka commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any work in Aripeka itself; outside it, Tampa draws the most (13%, 34 miles). There are 4 jobs in Aripeka for 130 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where Florida as a whole has 16%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

A workday in Aripeka: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 130 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

130live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night260
Workday130
260live here− 130head out to work+ 4come in to work= 130on a workday

About 130 people are in Aripeka on a workday afternoon, 49% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Aripeka’s working residents head each day

Clearwater: 4 residents work here (3%)ClermontLargo: 6 residents work here (5%)Tampa: 17 residents work here (13%)St. Petersburg: 3 residents work here (2%)Lakeland: 6 residents work here (5%)AripekaGothaUniversity: 4 residents work here (3%)Hudson: 6 residents work here (5%)South Brooksville: 3 residents work here (2%)Town 'n' Country: 6 residents work here (5%)Spring Hill: 5 residents work here (4%)TampaLargoLakelandHudsonTown 'n' CountrySpring HillAripeka
1
Tampa34 mi away
13%17
2
Largo36.6 mi away
5%6
3
Lakeland50.5 mi away
5%6
4
Hudson5 mi away
5%6
5
Town 'n' Country29.5 mi away
5%6
6
Spring Hill9.1 mi away
4%5
7
Clearwater31.7 mi away
3%4
8
University28.2 mi away
3%4
9
St. Petersburg46 mi away
2%3
10
South Brooksville15.2 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
54%70
The top trips

Where Aripeka clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Services make up most of the work in Aripeka

Jobs based in AripekaJobs Aripeka residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%15%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices100%65%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%28%
Over $3,333 a month100%58%

Who does it

29 or younger0%13%
30 to 5475%63%
55 and older25%24%

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 Aripeka’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Aripeka

Working from home
0%

of Aripeka workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Aripeka gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 80 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Florida: 83% 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.

How far

Miles to work from Aripeka

10 mi25 mi50 mi60 miTampa: 13% · 34 miLargo: 5% · 36.6 miLakeland: 5% · 50.5 miHudson: 5% · 5 miTown 'n' Country: 5% · 29.5 miSpring Hill: 4% · 9.1 miClearwater: 3% · 31.7 miUniversity: 3% · 28.2 miSt. Petersburg: 2% · 46 miSouth Brooksville: 2% · 15.2 miTampa 13%Largo 5%Lakeland 5%Hudson 5%Town 'n' Country 5%Aripeka
AripekaTop destinations (size = commuters)
18%Under 10 mi23 residents
18%10–24 mi24 residents
44%25–50 mi57 residents
20%Over 50 mi26 residents

About 20% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Aripeka: questions

What is the median household income in Aripeka?

$128,878 (±$124,970) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Aripeka?

0.0%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Aripeka work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tampa (13%, 34 mi), Largo (5%, 37 mi), Lakeland (5%, 50 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Aripeka without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 29% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Aripeka, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Aripeka

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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.