Fewer people are out of work in Cabana Colony (1.2%) than in 93% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute from Cabana Colony lasts 16 minutes (Florida 28, U.S. 26). Cabana Colony grades A− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 68% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Cabana Colony: the gist
Cabana Colony is a place people come home to
There are 96 jobs based in Cabana Colony, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cabana Colony has about 1,100 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Cabana Colony and Palm Beach Gardens trade workers both ways
Palm Beach Gardens is the top workplace for Cabana Colony residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Cabana Colony come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Cabana Colony are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 28 across Florida. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical Florida worker. 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 995 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Cabana Colony’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cabana Colony is better than 78% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Cabana Colony’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (13.6%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cabana Colony could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Cabana Colony quiets down on a workday
On a workday 989 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 90 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Cabana Colony on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.
0.10 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.
17% of working residents work in Palm Beach Gardens
Where Cabana Colony clocks in
8% 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.
Getting to work from Cabana Colony takes about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cabana Colony workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,006 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Jobs in Cabana Colony: what the 96 are
96 jobs are based in Cabana Colony.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cabana Colony, 2013 → 2023: 127 → 96. 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 Cabana Colony’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Cabana Colony
About 20% 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.
Driving is how Cabana Colony gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cabana Colony is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.0% 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 1,172 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 5% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.8% of Cabana Colony households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Cabana Colony’s commuters take a bus or train.
Cabana Colony places 875th of 5,793 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 101 | Atlantis FL | 2,140 | $117K | 3.6% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 104 | Pelican Marsh FL | 2,617 | $143K | 2.7% | 1.5% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 130 | Old Miakka FL | 1,818 | $137K | 2.0% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 873 | Luxemburg WI | 2,784 | $78K | 5.6% | 1.9% | 13% | A− |
| 874 | Rainbow CA | 2,029 | $104K | 7.7% | 6.9% | 4% | A− |
| 875 | Cabana Colony FL | 2,045 | $90K | 13.6% | 1.2% | 1% | A− |
| 876 | Waverly MN | 2,293 | $112K | 10.6% | 2.0% | 2% | A− |
| 877 | Cleveland WI | 1,582 | $83K | 3.6% | 0.7% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,793 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Cabana Colony, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
17% of Cabana Colony works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cabana Colony workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabana Colony | – | A− | B− | 16 min | $89,875 |
| Palm Beach Gardens | 17% | A− | B+ | 23 min | $106,947 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Palm Beach Gardens. Darker towns draw more of Cabana Colony’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 Cabana Colony: questions
What is the median household income in Cabana Colony?
$89,875 (±$31,874) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cabana Colony?
13.6%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cabana Colony?
16 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cabana Colony work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Palm Beach Gardens (17%, 5 mi), West Palm Beach (12%, 8 mi), Jupiter (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cabana Colony walkable?
Cabana Colony is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cabana Colony without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cabana Colony, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cabana Colony
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.