Most of Biscayne Park commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Biscayne Park grades B for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Employers in Biscayne Park report 210 jobs, and 1,324 of its residents work somewhere. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 5.1 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 31.0 in Miami.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Biscayne Park stands out on work
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Biscayne Park’s working residents have a job less than 8 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 33 minutes, longer than the Florida average of 28. Time on the road ↓
Biscayne Park is a place people come home to
There are 210 jobs based in Biscayne Park, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Biscayne Park has about 1,900 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Biscayne Park and Miami trade workers both ways
Miami is the top workplace for Biscayne Park residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Biscayne Park come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Biscayne Park residents work close to home
64% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
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.
Why Biscayne Park gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Biscayne Park is better than 63% of U.S. towns, #223 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Biscayne Park’s grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (29.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Biscayne Park could be anywhere from C+ to A.
About 33 minutes to work from Biscayne Park
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Biscayne Park workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 926 commuters (the 17% 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.
Biscayne Park on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,288 residents head out to work, 36 work right here, and 174 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Biscayne Park on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
29% of working residents work in Miami
Where Biscayne Park clocks in
29% 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.
How far Biscayne Park goes to work
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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Biscayne Park
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Biscayne Park, 2013 → 2023: 111 → 210. 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 Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In Biscayne Park, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Biscayne Park is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns, #31 of 638 in Florida. Both inputs place Biscayne Park near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,114 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, 50% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 85% 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). 2.6% of Biscayne Park households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Biscayne Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,771 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100, Biscayne Park comes 1,587th on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,585 | Rome WI | 3,420 | $80K | 4.7% | 2.2% | 13% | B |
| 1,586 | Dahlgren VA | 3,350 | $110K | 8.1% | 3.1% | 8% | B |
| 1,587 | Biscayne Park FL | 3,062 | $77K | 29.5% | 2.2% | 3% | B |
| 1,588 | National Park NJ | 3,088 | $83K | 9.0% | 6.1% | 2% | B |
| 1,589 | Morrow OH | 2,223 | $82K | 6.6% | 5.3% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Biscayne Park, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
The towns around Biscayne Park
The biggest share goes to North Miami (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Biscayne Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biscayne Park | – | B | A+ | 33 min | $77,083 |
| North Miami | 3% | C+ | A+ | 32 min | $57,188 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Biscayne Park’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 Park: questions
What is the median household income in Biscayne Park?
$77,083 (±$16,876) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Biscayne Park?
29.5%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Biscayne Park?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Biscayne Park work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami (29%, 8 mi), Miami Beach (7%, 5 mi), Coral Gables (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Biscayne Park walkable?
Biscayne Park is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.8 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Biscayne Park without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 50% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Biscayne Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Biscayne Park
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.