Unemployment in Biscayne Gardens (8.6%) is higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
Only 2% work in Biscayne Gardens itself; outside it, Miami draws the most (22%, 10 miles). Household incomes here are lower than in 81% of U.S. towns. A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes, where Florida has 28 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Biscayne Gardens apart on work
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Biscayne Gardens’ working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 30 minutes, longer than the Florida average of 28. Time on the road ↓
Fewer than half of Biscayne Gardens workers earn over $40,000 a year
44% of Biscayne Gardens’ working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 13% earn $1,250 a month or less. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Biscayne Gardens’ grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Biscayne Gardens is better than 26% of U.S. towns, #531 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Biscayne Gardens’ grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Biscayne Gardens could be anywhere from C− to C+.
Time on the road from Biscayne Gardens: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Biscayne Gardens workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,897 commuters (the 10% 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.
Jobs in Biscayne Gardens: what the 4,178 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Biscayne Gardens, 2013 → 2023: 5,285 → 4,178. 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 Biscayne Gardens’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Biscayne Gardens
On a workday 13,345 residents head out to work, 239 work right here, and 3,939 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26,000 people are in Biscayne Gardens on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.31 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.
Out of Biscayne Gardens to work: where people go
Where Biscayne Gardens clocks in
22% of workers
6% 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.
How far it is to work from Biscayne Gardens
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.
Biscayne Gardens is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 5.1% 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 15,482 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 99% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 35% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 16.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 97% 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 Biscayne Gardens households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Biscayne Gardens’ commuters take a bus or train.
Biscayne Gardens places 1,078th of 1,219 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 25,000 to 48,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 75 | Parkland FL | 39,186 | $199K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 119 | Keystone FL | 25,858 | $161K | 3.9% | 3.2% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 138 | Fruit Cove FL | 35,877 | $142K | 2.7% | 2.8% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,076 | Crestview FL | 31,193 | $65K | 11.2% | 5.8% | 19% | C |
| 1,077 | Paducah KY | 26,730 | $50K | 22.3% | 4.0% | 53% | C |
| 1,078 | Biscayne Gardens FL | 35,472 | $55K | 22.6% | 8.6% | 2% | C |
| 1,079 | Grants Pass OR | 39,239 | $60K | 14.4% | 5.3% | 49% | C |
| 1,080 | Winchester VA | 28,272 | $64K | 21.5% | 6.4% | 29% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 1,219 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Biscayne Gardens, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Biscayne Gardens and its neighbors: 10% work next door
The biggest share goes to Miami Gardens (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Biscayne Gardens workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biscayne Gardens | – | C | A | 30 min | $55,165 |
| North Miami | 3% | C+ | A+ | 32 min | $57,188 |
| North Miami Beach | 2% | B− | A+ | 30 min | $63,280 |
| Opa-locka | under 3% | C | A+ | 32 min | $37,532 |
| Miami Gardens | 5% | C+ | A | 32 min | $63,627 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Biscayne Gardens’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 Biscayne Gardens: questions
What is the median household income in Biscayne Gardens?
$55,165 (±$6,888) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Biscayne Gardens?
22.6%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Biscayne Gardens?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Biscayne Gardens work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami (22%, 10 mi), Miami Beach (6%, 8 mi), Miami Gardens (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Biscayne Gardens walkable?
Biscayne Gardens is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.5 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Biscayne Gardens without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 35% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Biscayne Gardens, from the people who make the trip.
More of Biscayne Gardens
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.