Bayonet Point’s household incomes are lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income C−: better than 19% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #573 of 638 in Florida.
Walkability A−: more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns · #220 of 638 in Florida.
Working residents average 30 minutes each way (Florida 28, U.S. 26). Only 3% work in Bayonet Point; the top destination outside it is Tampa (13%, 28 miles).
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.4 transit trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 6.0 in Tampa (EPA, 2020 schedules).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Bayonet Point, in brief
Bayonet Point’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Bayonet Point is Tampa, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (1,419) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Bayonet Point
55% of Bayonet Point residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 33% of the jobs based in Bayonet Point pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Bayonet Point is a place people come home to
There are 3,082 jobs based in Bayonet Point, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bayonet Point has about 16,000 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
What’s behind Bayonet Point’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bayonet Point is better than 19% of U.S. towns, #573 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Bayonet Point’s grade up (ahead of 58% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($42,524, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bayonet Point could be anywhere from D to C.
Half of Bayonet Point commutes less than 25 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 22% 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.
What the 3,082 jobs in Bayonet Point are
3,082 jobs are based in Bayonet Point. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bayonet Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bayonet Point, 2013 → 2023: 3,122 → 3,082. 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.
Bayonet Point quiets down on a workday
On a workday 10,503 residents head out to work, 339 work right here, and 2,743 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Bayonet Point on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.28 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.
13% of working residents work in Tampa
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Bayonet Point clocks in
13% of workers
3% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 30 minutes each way, about the FL average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bayonet Point workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,597 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Florida: 83% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Bayonet Point is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bayonet Point is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns, #220 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below 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 8,794 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 52% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 77% 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). 8.0% of Bayonet Point households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Bayonet Point’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Bayonet Point compares with U.S. towns of 17,000 to 32,000
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Bayonet Point, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Pinecrest FL | 18,635 | $206K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Lake Butler FL | 17,125 | $183K | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 86 | Palm Valley FL | 19,796 | $117K | 4.2% | 1.2% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,442 | Durant OK | 21,552 | $47K | 18.7% | 4.8% | 52% | C− |
| 1,443 | Fortuna Foothills AZ | 28,896 | $60K | 12.1% | 7.3% | 9% | C− |
| 1,444 | Bayonet Point FL | 23,822 | $43K | 19.0% | 5.5% | 3% | C− |
| 1,445 | Lexington NC | 20,238 | $43K | 27.8% | 6.0% | 17% | C− |
| 1,446 | Kerman CA | 17,553 | $60K | 21.3% | 10.4% | 14% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,577 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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.
Bayonet Point and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Hudson (2%). Darker towns draw more of Bayonet Point’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bayonet Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayonet Point | – | C− | A− | 30 min | $42,524 |
| Hudson | 2% | C | B | 35 min | $51,513 |
| Jasmine Estates | under 2% | C | A | 28 min | $50,718 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Bayonet Point: questions
What is the median household income in Bayonet Point?
$42,524 (±$5,251) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bayonet Point?
19.0%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bayonet Point?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bayonet Point work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tampa (13%, 28 mi), St. Petersburg (3%, 39 mi), Clearwater (3%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bayonet Point walkable?
Bayonet Point is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 10.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bayonet Point without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bayonet Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bayonet Point
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.