Most of Caryville commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 25 jobs in Caryville; 129 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Caryville for work; outside it, Chipley is the main destination (12%, 16 miles). 2% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Florida.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Caryville on a workday
On a workday 129 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Caryville on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where Caryville’s working residents head each day
Where Caryville clocks in
12% of workers
11% 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.
What Caryville’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Caryville, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 25. 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 Caryville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 44 minutes each way, longer than most of Florida
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Caryville workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 116 commuters (the 2% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Caryville
About 27% 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.
How Caryville compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Caryville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caryville | – | — | — | 44 min | $62,292 |
| Westville | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Westville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Caryville’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 Caryville: questions
What is the median household income in Caryville?
$62,292 (±$45,861) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Caryville?
23.6%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Caryville?
44 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Caryville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chipley (12%, 16 mi), Bonifay (11%, 7 mi), Panama City (6%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Caryville without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Caryville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Caryville
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.