Photo: Arjun Sharma · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Aventura top those of 67% of U.S. towns
11.4% of residents are in poverty (Florida 12.6%). About one in seven work in Aventura; the top destination outside it is Miami (13%, 14 miles). Home is the office for 30% of workers (Florida 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Aventura
A lot of Aventura works from home
30% of Aventura workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. Time on the road ↓
Aventura is where the jobs are
Aventura has 23,305 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Aventura draws workers from far and wide
The 23,305 jobs in Aventura are filled from a wide area. Aventura’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 34%; the other 59% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Where Aventura’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Job access by car holds Aventura’s grade up (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Aventura could be anywhere from B− to A−.
How long Aventura spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Aventura workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,922 commuters (the 30% 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.
A workday in Aventura: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 11,791 residents head out to work, 1,743 work right here, and 21,562 people come in from elsewhere.
About 50,000 people are in Aventura on a workday afternoon, 25% more than live here.
1.7 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the people who work in Aventura live
Where Aventura clocks in
13% 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.
Inside Aventura’s 23,305 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Aventura, 2014 → 2024: 22,060 → 23,305. 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 Aventura’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Aventura commutes less than 12 miles
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.
Aventura is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 16,968 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 94% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 52% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 13.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 96% 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). 7.4% of Aventura households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Aventura’s commuters take a bus or train.
Aventura is 562nd of 1,086 U.S. towns of 28,000 to 54,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 58 | Parkland FL | 39,186 | $199K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 118 | Fruit Cove FL | 35,877 | $142K | 2.7% | 2.8% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 143 | Cooper City FL | 35,030 | $132K | 5.0% | 4.0% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 560 | Magna UT | 35,401 | $90K | 10.8% | 4.5% | 4% | B+ |
| 561 | Tumwater WA | 28,010 | $95K | 7.0% | 5.3% | 16% | B+ |
| 562 | Aventura FL | 39,880 | $89K | 11.4% | 4.7% | 13% | B+ |
| 563 | Englewood NJ | 30,035 | $103K | 9.2% | 7.8% | 11% | B+ |
| 564 | Dover NH | 34,623 | $95K | 8.3% | 4.1% | 18% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,086 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 25% | 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 Aventura, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
The towns around Aventura
The biggest share goes to Hallandale Beach (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Aventura workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aventura | – | B+ | A | 32 min | $89,274 |
| Golden Beach | under 2% | A+ | A | 29 min | $236,250 |
| Hallandale Beach | 3% | C | A | 30 min | $52,340 |
| Sunny Isles Beach | under 2% | B− | A+ | 33 min | $61,921 |
| North Miami Beach | 2% | B− | A+ | 30 min | $63,280 |
| Ojus | 2% | B− | A | 31 min | $68,644 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Aventura’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 Aventura: questions
What is the median household income in Aventura?
$89,274 (±$8,603) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Aventura?
11.4%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Aventura?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Aventura work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami (13%, 14 mi), Fort Lauderdale (5%, 12 mi), Hollywood (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Aventura walkable?
Aventura is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.3 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Aventura without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 52% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Aventura, from the people who make the trip.
More of Aventura
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.