For about half of its working residents, Bay Lake is a commute to Lake Buena Vista
36% of workers work from home (Florida 16%). Working residents average 13 minutes each way, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. Bay Lake has 6,187 jobs, against 17 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Bay Lake for work, and who comes in
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6,187 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,200 people are in Bay Lake on a workday afternoon, 32474% more than live here.
363.9 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.
The towns that send workers to Bay Lake
Where Bay Lake clocks in
47% of workers
12% of workers
6% 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.
Bay Lake is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bay Lake, 2013 → 2023: 3,424 → 6,187. 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 Bay Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Bay Lake spends getting to work: about 13 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bay Lake workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 commuters (the 36% 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 Bay Lake’s workers travel
About 29% 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.
The towns next door employ 47% of Bay Lake
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bay Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Lake | – | — | — | 13 min | $152,500 |
| Horizon West | under 6% | A | B | 27 min | $127,335 |
| Lake Buena Vista | 47% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Buena Vista: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lake Buena Vista. Darker towns draw more of Bay Lake’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 Bay Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Bay Lake?
$152,500 (±$53,710) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bay Lake?
0.0%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bay Lake?
13 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 36% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bay Lake work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Bay Lake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bay Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bay Lake
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.