Household incomes in Citrus Park are higher than in 71% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Citrus Park are B+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. 10.3% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 12.6% for Florida as a whole. Only 3% work in Citrus Park itself; outside it, Tampa draws the most (32%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Citrus Park
Citrus Park draws workers from far and wide
The 7,793 jobs in Citrus Park are filled from a wide area. Citrus Park’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 30%; the other 64% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Citrus Park and Tampa trade workers both ways
Tampa is the top workplace for Citrus Park residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Citrus Park come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Citrus Park
63% of Citrus Park residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 41% of the jobs based in Citrus Park pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
33% of the jobs based in Citrus Park are held by workers 29 or younger, against 21% of Citrus Park’s own working residents. 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.
Jobs & income in Citrus Park: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Citrus Park is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #191 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Citrus Park’s grade up (ahead of 88% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Citrus Park could be anywhere from B− to A.
Where the trip to work from Citrus Park ends
Where Citrus Park clocks in
32% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Citrus Park: what the 7,793 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Citrus Park, 2013 → 2023: 7,305 → 7,793. 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 Citrus Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Citrus Park by day
On a workday 12,826 residents head out to work, 448 work right here, and 7,345 people come in from elsewhere.
About 23,000 people are in Citrus Park on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.59 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.
Citrus Park’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Citrus Park workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,944 commuters (the 23% 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 Citrus Park goes to work
About 17% 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.
For most of Citrus Park, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Citrus Park is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns, #337 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.6% 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 15,429 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 0.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 51% 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). 4.0% of Citrus Park households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Citrus Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
Citrus Park places 716th of 1,467 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 20,000 to 39,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 91 | Jacksonville Beach FL | 23,615 | $121K | 4.8% | 1.8% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 107 | Palmetto Bay FL | 24,886 | $142K | 5.8% | 2.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 134 | Keystone FL | 25,858 | $161K | 3.9% | 3.2% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 714 | West Bend WI | 32,268 | $74K | 8.2% | 3.2% | 21% | B+ |
| 715 | Canyon Lake TX | 33,883 | $97K | 7.3% | 4.0% | 8% | B+ |
| 716 | Citrus Park FL | 28,804 | $93K | 10.3% | 4.9% | 3% | B+ |
| 717 | Lynn Haven FL | 22,479 | $81K | 6.5% | 3.4% | 12% | B+ |
| 718 | Glen Cove NY | 28,190 | $92K | 13.5% | 4.4% | 13% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,467 | 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 Citrus Park, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Around Citrus Park: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Town 'n' Country (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Citrus Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus Park | – | B+ | B+ | 30 min | $93,457 |
| Keystone | under 2% | A | C | 31 min | $161,056 |
| Northdale | under 2% | A− | C+ | 31 min | $94,926 |
| Westchase | under 2% | A | B | 28 min | $124,434 |
| Carrollwood | 2% | B+ | A− | 27 min | $81,959 |
| Town 'n' Country | 6% | B | B+ | 28 min | $73,538 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Citrus Park’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 Citrus Park: questions
What is the median household income in Citrus Park?
$93,457 (±$13,500) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Citrus Park?
10.3%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Citrus Park?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Citrus Park work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tampa (32%, 9 mi), Town 'n' Country (6%, 4 mi), St. Petersburg (4%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Citrus Park walkable?
Citrus Park is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 10.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Citrus Park without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Citrus Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Citrus Park
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.