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Jobs & commute in Cobbtown

Jobs, income and commuting in Cobbtown, FL

The Census job records count 40 working residents of Cobbtown and no jobs based in it. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Florida as a whole has 16%. Hardly any stay in Cobbtown for work; outside it, Milton is the main destination (20%, 18 miles).

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

0 jobs based here
Poverty
0.0%
Florida 12.6%
Unemployment
0.0%
Florida 4.8% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 40 working residents
Work from home
0%
Florida 16% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Who leaves Cobbtown for work, and who comes in

On a workday 40 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

40live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night26
Workday0
26live here− 40head out to work+ 0come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Cobbtown on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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.

The commute map

The towns that employ Cobbtown’s residents

East Brewton: 1 residents work here (3%)Eatonville: 1 residents work here (3%)Jay: 4 residents work here (10%)Milton: 8 residents work here (20%)Destin: 1 residents work here (3%)Pensacola: 2 residents work here (5%)Goulding: 1 residents work here (3%)CobbtownBagdad: 1 residents work here (3%)Ferry Pass: 2 residents work here (5%)Pace: 2 residents work here (5%)MiltonJayPensacolaFerry PassPaceEast BrewtonCobbtown
1
Milton17.9 mi away
20%8
2
Jay5.1 mi away
10%4
3
Pensacola30.5 mi away
5%2
4
Ferry Pass25 mi away
5%2
5
Pace18.3 mi away
5%2
6
East Brewton, AL15.3 mi away
3%1
7
Eatonville378 mi away
3%1
8
Destin51.3 mi away
3%1
9
Goulding31 mi away
3%1
10
Bagdad21 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
43%17
The top trips

Where Cobbtown clocks in

20%Milton
20% of workers
17.9 mi awayMilton8 Cobbtown residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10%Jay
10% of workers
5.1 mi awayJay4 Cobbtown residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
30.5 mi awayPensacola2 Cobbtown residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Cobbtown

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Cobbtown gets to work
96%Drive alone
4%Carpool

Share of the 26 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

Half of Cobbtown commutes less than 20 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMilton: 20% · 17.9 miJay: 10% · 5.1 miPensacola: 5% · 30.5 miFerry Pass: 5% · 25 miPace: 5% · 18.3 miEast Brewton: 3% · 15.3 miEatonville: 3% · 378 miDestin: 3% · 51.3 miGoulding: 3% · 31 miBagdad: 3% · 21 miMilton 20%Jay 10%Pensacola 5%Ferry Pass 5%Pace 5%Cobbtown
CobbtownTop destinations (size = commuters)
18%Under 10 mi7 residents
40%10–24 mi16 residents
35%25–50 mi14 residents
8%Over 50 mi3 residents

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 Cobbtown: questions

What is the poverty rate in Cobbtown?

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

Where do people who live in Cobbtown work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milton (20%, 18 mi), Jay (10%, 5 mi), Pensacola (5%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Cobbtown 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 Cobbtown, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Cobbtown

Cobbtown home →
HandbookGetting around CobbtownRoads, buses, parking and the basics
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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.