Photo: Connor J Williams · CC BY 2.0Casselberry has lower household incomes than 70% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Casselberry B; getting around on foot earns it A−. 12.2% of residents are in poverty; Florida has 12.6%. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 8.0 in Orlando.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Casselberry, in brief
Casselberry trades workers with the towns around it
Casselberry has about as many jobs (11,919) as working residents (13,996), but they are mostly different people: 13,466 residents leave for work each day while 11,389 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in Casselberry are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Casselberry draws workers from far and wide
The 11,919 jobs in Casselberry are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 24%; the other 72% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Casselberry has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Casselberry went from 8,117 in 2013 to 11,919 in 2023, +47%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Why Casselberry gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Casselberry is better than 60% of U.S. towns, #254 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Casselberry’s grade up (ahead of 88% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($62,447, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Casselberry could be anywhere from B− to B+.
In and out of Casselberry on a workday
On a workday 13,466 residents head out to work, 530 work right here, and 11,389 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 (0.85 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.
21% of working residents work in Orlando
Where Casselberry clocks in
21% 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.
What the 11,919 jobs in Casselberry are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Casselberry, 2013 → 2023: 8,117 → 11,919. 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 Casselberry’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Casselberry: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Casselberry workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12,978 commuters (the 20% 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.
Casselberry’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Casselberry
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Casselberry is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns, #242 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.9% 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 16,238 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 52% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, <1% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 71% 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). 5.5% of Casselberry households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Casselberry’s commuters take a bus or train.
Casselberry places 803rd of 1,368 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 22,000 to 43,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 89 | Parkland FL | 39,186 | $199K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 93 | Jacksonville Beach FL | 23,615 | $121K | 4.8% | 1.8% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 105 | Palmetto Bay FL | 24,886 | $142K | 5.8% | 2.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 801 | Belleville Township NJ | 38,997 | $90K | 9.6% | 9.9% | 5% | B |
| 802 | Randallstown MD | 35,957 | $86K | 9.2% | 6.7% | 2% | B |
| 803 | Casselberry FL | 31,872 | $62K | 12.2% | 3.1% | 4% | B |
| 804 | La Presa CA | 34,962 | $93K | 9.9% | 8.0% | 3% | B |
| 805 | East Peoria IL | 22,088 | $72K | 11.8% | 3.3% | 12% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,368 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 17% | 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 Casselberry, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Around Casselberry: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Altamonte Springs (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Casselberry workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casselberry | – | B | A− | 28 min | $62,447 |
| Fern Park | under 2% | B | A− | 25 min | $59,428 |
| Winter Springs | under 2% | A− | B | 29 min | $92,574 |
| Longwood | 3% | B | A− | 26 min | $78,548 |
| Goldenrod | under 2% | C | B+ | 27 min | $67,563 |
| Altamonte Springs | 4% | B− | A− | 26 min | $64,070 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Casselberry’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 Casselberry: questions
What is the median household income in Casselberry?
$62,447 (±$4,536) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Casselberry?
12.2%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Casselberry?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Casselberry work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Orlando (21%, 13 mi), Sanford (6%, 9 mi), Maitland (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Casselberry walkable?
Casselberry is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 10.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Casselberry without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. <1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Casselberry, from the people who make the trip.
More of Casselberry
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.