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Jobs & commute in Chokoloskee

Chokoloskee has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

0% of workers have no commute at all; Florida has 16%. 21 jobs are based in Chokoloskee, and 104 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% work in Chokoloskee; the top destination outside it is Everglades (11%, 3 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Chokoloskee by day and by night

On a workday 100 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.

100live here, work elsewhere
4live and work here
17work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night810
Workday730
810live here− 100head out to work+ 17come in to work= 730on a workday

About 730 people are in Chokoloskee on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.20jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Chokoloskee ends

Everglades: 11 residents work here (11%)South MiamiKey WestMarco Island: 3 residents work here (3%)Naples: 4 residents work here (4%)Estero: 2 residents work here (2%)Fort Myers: 2 residents work here (2%)Bonita Springs: 4 residents work here (4%)ChokoloskeePlantation IslandHarlem HeightsVineyards: 3 residents work here (3%)Golden Gate: 3 residents work here (3%)Villas: 3 residents work here (3%)AlvaImmokaleeEvergladesNaplesBonita SpringsMarco IslandVineyardsGolden GateChokoloskee
1
Everglades3.4 mi away
11%11
2
Naples35.6 mi away
4%4
3
Bonita Springs45.6 mi away
4%4
4
Chokoloskee (in town)right here
4%4
5
Marco Island22.9 mi away
3%3
6
Vineyards36.7 mi away
3%3
7
Golden Gate33.3 mi away
3%3
8
Villas59.5 mi away
3%3
9
Estero50.3 mi away
2%2
10
Fort Myers62.8 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
63%65
The top trips

Where Chokoloskee clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Jobs in Chokoloskee: what the 21 are

Jobs based in ChokoloskeeJobs Chokoloskee residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%7%
Trade, transport & utilities33%21%
Services: health, schools, offices67%72%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less10%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month71%47%
Over $3,333 a month19%37%

Who does it

29 or younger19%27%
30 to 5443%39%
55 and older38%34%
+24%

Jobs based in Chokoloskee, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 21. 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 Chokoloskee’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Chokoloskee

Working from home
0%

of Chokoloskee workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Chokoloskee gets to work
64%Drive alone
36%Walk

Share of the 61 commuters (the 0% 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.

How far

Where in the region Chokoloskee works

10 mi25 mi50 mi75 miEverglades: 11% · 3.4 miNaples: 4% · 35.6 miBonita Springs: 4% · 45.6 miMarco Island: 3% · 22.9 miVineyards: 3% · 36.7 miGolden Gate: 3% · 33.3 miVillas: 3% · 59.5 miEstero: 2% · 50.3 miFort Myers: 2% · 62.8 miEverglades 11%Naples 4%Bonita Springs 4%Marco Island 3%Vineyards 3%Chokoloskee
ChokoloskeeTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi21 residents
6%10–24 mi6 residents
27%25–50 mi28 residents
47%Over 50 mi49 residents

About 47% 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 to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Chokoloskee: questions

What is the median household income in Chokoloskee?

$98,495 (±$779) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Chokoloskee?

0.0%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Chokoloskee work?

4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Everglades (11%, 3 mi), Naples (4%, 36 mi), Bonita Springs (4%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Chokoloskee without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Chokoloskee, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Chokoloskee

Chokoloskee home →

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.