Photo: Mr. Usaji · CC BY 2.0Bradenton Beach has 3.1 jobs for every working resident: 818 people commute in to work
There are 842 jobs in Bradenton Beach; 272 of its residents have a job. About one in ten work in Bradenton Beach itself; outside it, Bradenton draws the most (8%, 8 miles). Home is the office for 41% of workers, where Florida as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Bradenton Beach in brief
Bradenton Beach has far more jobs than workers
Bradenton Beach has 842 jobs, 3.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,500 people are in town, 62% more than the 920 who live here. Day and night ↓
Bradenton Beach workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 46 minutes each way, against 28 across Florida. Over a year that’s about 353 hours of commuting, 138 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (24 to 33 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A lot of Bradenton Beach works from home
41% of Bradenton Beach workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. Time on the road ↓
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 272 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Bradenton Beach on a workday
On a workday 248 residents head out to work and 24 work right here.
About 1,500 people are in Bradenton Beach on a workday afternoon, 62% more 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.
The daily trip from Bradenton Beach: about 46 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bradenton Beach workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 162 commuters (the 41% 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.
Where Bradenton Beach’s workforce comes from
Where Bradenton Beach clocks in
8% 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.
Bradenton Beach is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bradenton Beach, 2013 → 2023: 535 → 842. 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 Bradenton Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Bradenton Beach goes to work
About 30% 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.
Around Bradenton Beach: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Holmes Beach (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bradenton Beach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradenton Beach | – | — | — | 46 min | $73,125 |
| Holmes Beach | 7% | B | A+ | 29 min | $88,333 |
| Cortez | under 3% | C+ | A | 33 min | $79,895 |
| Longboat Key | under 3% | A | A+ | 24 min | $158,030 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bradenton Beach’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 Bradenton Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Bradenton Beach?
$73,125 (±$18,186) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bradenton Beach?
8.7%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bradenton Beach?
46 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 41% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bradenton Beach work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bradenton (8%, 8 mi), Holmes Beach (7%, 3 mi), Tampa (4%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bradenton Beach without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bradenton Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bradenton Beach
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.