Households in Campbell earn less than those in 96% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 1.9 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 8.0 in Orlando. 35.6% of residents live below the poverty line, against 12.6% across Florida. The two grades for Campbell are D for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Campbell apart on work
Few Campbell workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Campbell
50% of Campbell residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 32% of the jobs based in Campbell pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Campbell workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 28 across Florida. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical 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.
What’s behind Campbell’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Campbell is better than 14% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Campbell’s grade up (ahead of 65% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down.
Unemployment (12.9%) is left out: Campbell’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Campbell could be anywhere from D to C.
How long Campbell spends getting to work: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Campbell workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 617 commuters (the 3% 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.
The 883 jobs based in Campbell
883 jobs are based in Campbell.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Campbell, 2013 → 2023: 764 → 883. 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 Campbell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Campbell: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,307 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 865 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Campbell on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.67 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.
14% of working residents work in Orlando
Where Campbell clocks in
14% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Campbell
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.
Campbell is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Campbell is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Campbell 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 638 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 51% 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 1.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 68% 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). 12.9% of Campbell households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Campbell’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Campbell ranks: 4,354th of 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 93 | Atlantis FL | 2,140 | $117K | 3.6% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 95 | Pelican Marsh FL | 2,617 | $143K | 2.7% | 1.5% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 122 | Old Miakka FL | 1,818 | $137K | 2.0% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,352 | Cambridge Springs PA | 2,361 | $54K | 18.2% | 7.3% | 8% | D |
| 4,353 | Englewood TN | 1,610 | $51K | 21.2% | 6.9% | 1% | D |
| 4,354 | Campbell FL | 2,123 | $40K | 35.6% | 12.9% | 1% | D |
| 4,355 | Port Sulphur LA | 1,593 | $52K | 10.8% | 12.6% | 18% | D |
| 4,356 | Millers Creek NC | 1,689 | $63K | 18.9% | 11.1% | 2% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | 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 Campbell, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Work in the towns next to Campbell
The biggest share goes to Kissimmee (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Campbell’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 Campbell: questions
What is the median household income in Campbell?
$40,411 (±$16,818) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Campbell?
35.6%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Campbell?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Campbell work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Orlando (14%, 17 mi), Lake Buena Vista (8%, 9 mi), Kissimmee (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Campbell walkable?
Campbell is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.5 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Campbell without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Campbell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Campbell
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.