Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Black Diamond have higher incomes than those in 74% of U.S. towns
6.7% of residents are in poverty, against 12.6% across Florida. Black Diamond grades B for jobs and income and C for walkability. 33% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Florida as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Black Diamond, in brief
A lot of Black Diamond works from home
33% of Black Diamond workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
36% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. 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; with 343 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Black Diamond’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Black Diamond is better than 60% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Black Diamond’s grade up ($96,305, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 25% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (12.1%) is left out: Black Diamond’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Black Diamond could be anywhere from C to A−.
Working from home in Black Diamond
of Black Diamond workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 216 commuters (the 33% 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 Black Diamond goes to work
About 36% 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.
A workday in Black Diamond: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 338 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 405 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.20 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
10% of working residents work in Inverness
Where Black Diamond clocks in
10% of workers
6% 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.
Black Diamond is a services town
410 jobs are based in Black Diamond.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Black Diamond, 2013 → 2023: 509 → 410. 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 Black Diamond’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Black Diamond is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Black Diamond is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 321 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 60% 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 1.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 60% 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). 0.0% of Black Diamond households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Black Diamond’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Black Diamond is 1,392nd among 5,400 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Fisher Island FL | 1,026 | $250K | 3.8% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 106 | Lake Mary Jane FL | 1,792 | $146K | 0.0% | 3.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 116 | Golden Beach FL | 1,029 | $236K | 7.1% | 2.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,390 | Temelec CA | 1,628 | $68K | 5.5% | 20.4% | 1% | B |
| 1,391 | Mazomanie WI | 1,746 | $86K | 10.0% | 1.7% | 7% | B |
| 1,392 | Black Diamond FL | 1,298 | $96K | 6.7% | 12.1% | 1% | B |
| 1,393 | Rocksbury Township MN | 1,050 | $113K | 7.5% | 2.5% | 1% | B |
| 1,394 | Amanda Township OH | 1,048 | $99K | 7.9% | 0.0% | 1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Black Diamond, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Black Diamond and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Pine Ridge (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Black Diamond workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Diamond | – | B | C | — | $96,305 |
| Pine Ridge | 4% | C | B− | 24 min | $71,014 |
| Lecanto | 3% | C+ | C+ | 30 min | $56,215 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Black Diamond’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 Black Diamond: questions
What is the median household income in Black Diamond?
$96,305 (±$20,840) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Black Diamond?
6.7%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Black Diamond work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Inverness (10%, 10 mi), Ocala (6%, 28 mi), Crystal River (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Black Diamond walkable?
Black Diamond is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Black Diamond without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Black Diamond, from the people who make the trip.
More of Black Diamond
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.