Photo: Yakin669 · Public domainAstatula has higher unemployment (6.0%) than 74% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes, where Florida has 28 and the U.S. 26. Jobs and income earn Astatula C+; getting around on foot earns it C. Only 2% stay in Astatula for work; outside it, Tavares is the main destination (12%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Astatula: the gist
Astatula has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Astatula went from 309 in 2013 to 544 in 2023, +76%. The jobs ↓
Astatula makes and builds things
49% of the jobs based in Astatula are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Astatula residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Astatula pay better than its residents’ jobs
71% of the jobs based in Astatula pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 52% of the jobs Astatula residents hold. 96% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Astatula. The jobs ↓
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; with 936 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Jobs & income in Astatula: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Astatula is better than 38% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Astatula’s grade up (ahead of 64% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Astatula could be anywhere from C− to A.
In Astatula, 49% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
544 jobs are based in Astatula.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Astatula, 2013 → 2023: 309 → 544. 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 Astatula’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Astatula
On a workday 915 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 523 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Astatula on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.58 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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 Astatula’s working residents head each day
Where Astatula clocks in
12% of workers
10% 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 trip to work from Astatula: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Astatula workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 965 commuters (the 17% 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.
Astatula’s commute, mile by mile
About 17% 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.
For most of Astatula, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Astatula is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.6% across Florida, on an EPA index of 4.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,161 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). 0.4% of Astatula households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Astatula’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100, Astatula comes 2,945th 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 92 | Atlantis FL | 2,140 | $117K | 3.6% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 94 | Pelican Marsh FL | 2,617 | $143K | 2.7% | 1.5% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 123 | Old Miakka FL | 1,818 | $137K | 2.0% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,943 | Wilmington VT | 2,280 | $70K | 6.1% | 3.7% | 34% | C+ |
| 2,944 | Hide-A-Way Lake MS | 2,569 | $70K | 5.6% | 6.7% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,945 | Astatula FL | 2,314 | $72K | 13.6% | 6.0% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,946 | Otisfield ME | 1,893 | $84K | 10.3% | 2.6% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,947 | Oakfield NY | 3,095 | $67K | 22.6% | 3.2% | 8% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Astatula, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
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 Astatula: questions
What is the median household income in Astatula?
$72,063 (±$9,014) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Astatula?
13.6%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Astatula?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Astatula work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tavares (12%, 4 mi), Orlando (10%, 30 mi), Leesburg (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Astatula walkable?
Astatula is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Astatula 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 Astatula, from the people who make the trip.
More of Astatula
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.