Mott Willis Store · Photo: U.S. Cleveland · CC0Household incomes in Charlotte Harbor are lower than in 96% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 20.5% of residents, next to 12.6% for Florida as a whole. The two grades for Charlotte Harbor are C for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Only 6% work in Charlotte Harbor; the top destination outside it is Port Charlotte (15%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Charlotte Harbor
Charlotte Harbor is where the jobs are
Charlotte Harbor has 3,523 jobs, 3.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 6,600 people are in town, 55% more than the 4,200 who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Charlotte Harbor are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 28 across Florida. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical Florida worker. Time on the road ↓
Charlotte Harbor and Port Charlotte trade workers both ways
Port Charlotte is the top workplace for Charlotte Harbor residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Charlotte Harbor come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
How Charlotte Harbor earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Charlotte Harbor is better than 33% of U.S. towns, #470 of 638 in Florida. Unemployment holds Charlotte Harbor’s grade up (2.1%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($40,406, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Charlotte Harbor could be anywhere from C− to B−.
How many people are in Charlotte Harbor by day
On a workday 1,110 residents head out to work, 69 work right here, and 3,454 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,600 people are in Charlotte Harbor on a workday afternoon, 55% more than live here.
3.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Charlotte Harbor’s commute takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Charlotte Harbor workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,026 commuters (the 9% 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.
Who travels to work in Charlotte Harbor, and from where
Where Charlotte Harbor clocks in
7% of workers
3% 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.
Where in the region Charlotte Harbor works
About 32% 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.
What Charlotte Harbor’s employers do
3,523 jobs are based in Charlotte Harbor.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Charlotte Harbor, 2013 → 2023: 3,391 → 3,523. 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 Charlotte Harbor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
For most of Charlotte Harbor, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Charlotte Harbor is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns, #424 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.1% 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 1,123 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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). 14.6% of Charlotte Harbor households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Charlotte Harbor’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Charlotte Harbor ranks: 2,746th of 3,962 U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Bay Hill FL | 4,512 | $128K | 0.7% | 1.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 84 | Geneva FL | 3,441 | $133K | 0.6% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 86 | Windermere FL | 3,344 | $178K | 1.3% | 2.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,744 | Lake Delton WI | 3,451 | $52K | 12.6% | 4.1% | 28% | C |
| 2,745 | Grover Township IL | 3,515 | $42K | 10.3% | 2.1% | 14% | C |
| 2,746 | Charlotte Harbor FL | 4,239 | $40K | 20.5% | 2.1% | 6% | C |
| 2,747 | Weaver AL | 3,289 | $49K | 15.7% | 2.6% | 2% | C |
| 2,748 | New Hampton IA | 3,420 | $63K | 17.3% | 2.8% | 39% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,962 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Charlotte Harbor, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
22% of Charlotte Harbor works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Charlotte Harbor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Harbor | – | C | B− | 19 min | $40,406 |
| Port Charlotte | 15% | C | B− | 25 min | $63,844 |
| Punta Gorda | 7% | B− | B | 27 min | $85,779 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Port Charlotte. Darker towns draw more of Charlotte Harbor’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 Charlotte Harbor: questions
What is the median household income in Charlotte Harbor?
$40,406 (±$6,141) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Charlotte Harbor?
20.5%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Charlotte Harbor?
19 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Charlotte Harbor work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Port Charlotte (15%, 4 mi), Punta Gorda (7%, 5 mi), Venice (3%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Charlotte Harbor walkable?
Charlotte Harbor is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Charlotte Harbor without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Charlotte Harbor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Charlotte Harbor
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.