Photo: Alexf · Public domainBal Harbour has higher unemployment (9.4%) than 93% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 36 minutes (Florida 28, U.S. 26). Jobs and income earn Bal Harbour C+; getting around on foot earns it A+. Only 7% work in Bal Harbour; the top destination outside it is Miami (14%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Bal Harbour: the figures worth knowing
Bal Harbour has far more jobs than workers
Bal Harbour has 3,674 jobs, 3.7 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 5,700 people are in town, 88% more than the 3,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Bal Harbour has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Bal Harbour went from 1,925 in 2013 to 3,674 in 2023, +91%. The jobs ↓
Bal Harbour workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 28 across Florida. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
45% of the jobs in Bal Harbour are in trade, transport and utilities, against 28% of the jobs its residents hold. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Bal Harbour’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bal Harbour is better than 38% of U.S. towns, #430 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Bal Harbour’s grade up (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bal Harbour could be anywhere from C− to A−.
A workday in Bal Harbour: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 931 residents head out to work, 70 work right here, and 3,604 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,700 people are in Bal Harbour on a workday afternoon, 88% more than live here.
3.7 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 2023, primary jobs.
71% of the jobs in Bal Harbour pay over $3,333 a month
3,674 jobs are based in Bal Harbour.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bal Harbour, 2013 → 2023: 1,925 → 3,674. 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 Bal Harbour’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Bal Harbour: about 36 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bal Harbour workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 954 commuters (the 21% 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.
Commuting in to Bal Harbour: where workers come from
Where Bal Harbour clocks in
14% of workers
7% 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.
Bal Harbour’s commute, mile by mile
About 16% 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.
Bal Harbour is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 7.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, above the 3.6% across Florida.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,212 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 37% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 14.0 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). 9.8% of Bal Harbour households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Bal Harbour’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Bal Harbour ranks: 2,870th of 4,771 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 73 | Geneva FL | 3,441 | $133K | 0.6% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 75 | Windermere FL | 3,344 | $178K | 1.3% | 2.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 105 | Atlantis FL | 2,140 | $117K | 3.6% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,868 | Inwood WV | 2,794 | $84K | 14.5% | 6.6% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,869 | Owens Cross Roads AL | 3,334 | $86K | 10.1% | 10.0% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,870 | Bal Harbour FL | 3,036 | $81K | 20.1% | 9.4% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,871 | Petersburg IL | 2,125 | $56K | 15.7% | 1.4% | 16% | C+ |
| 2,872 | Sunset LA | 3,194 | $61K | 15.5% | 4.2% | 3% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Bal Harbour, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Work in the towns next to Bal Harbour
The biggest share goes to Surfside (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bal Harbour workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bal Harbour | – | C+ | A+ | 36 min | $80,806 |
| Surfside | 2% | B+ | A+ | 32 min | $100,208 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bal Harbour’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 Bal Harbour: questions
What is the median household income in Bal Harbour?
$80,806 (±$19,248) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bal Harbour?
20.1%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bal Harbour?
36 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bal Harbour work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami (14%, 10 mi), Miami Beach (7%, 6 mi), Fort Lauderdale (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bal Harbour walkable?
Bal Harbour is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 16.1 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bal Harbour without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 37% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bal Harbour, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bal Harbour
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.