Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 3.0Crystal River has 2.8 jobs for every working resident: 3,228 people commute in to work
Household incomes here are lower than in 82% of U.S. towns. Crystal River has 3,348 jobs, and 1,197 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Crystal River is better than 10% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Crystal River apart
Commutes from Crystal River are quick
The average trip to work takes 14 minutes, against 28 across Florida. That’s about 107 hours a year less on the road than the typical Florida worker. Time on the road ↓
Crystal River is where the jobs are
Crystal River has 3,348 jobs, 2.8 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 5,800 people are in town, 59% more than the 3,600 who live here. Day and night ↓
Crystal River has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Crystal River went from 2,333 in 2013 to 3,348 in 2023, +44%. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Crystal River
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Crystal River’s grade.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Crystal River could be anywhere from D− to B−.
About 14 minutes each way for Crystal River’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crystal River workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,001 commuters (the 12% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Crystal River
On a workday 1,077 residents head out to work and 120 work right here.
About 5,800 people are in Crystal River on a workday afternoon, 59% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What Crystal River’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crystal River, 2013 → 2023: 2,333 → 3,348. 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 Crystal River’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Crystal River commutes less than 30 miles
About 34% 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.
The daily trip into Crystal River
Where Crystal River clocks in
10% of workers
6% 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Crystal River
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 25.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.6% across Florida, on an EPA index of 9.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,136 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 20% 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 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 50% 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). 14.2% of Crystal River households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Crystal River’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Crystal River compares with U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Bay Hill FL | 4,512 | $128K | 0.7% | 1.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 81 | Geneva FL | 3,441 | $133K | 0.6% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 83 | Windermere FL | 3,344 | $178K | 1.3% | 2.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,037 | North Fork CA | 2,999 | $72K | 15.1% | 11.6% | 6% | D |
| 4,038 | Dade City North FL | 2,803 | $32K | 41.4% | 5.1% | 1% | D |
| 4,039 | Crystal River FL | 3,618 | $54K | 17.7% | 6.8% | 10% | D |
| 4,040 | Carthage NY | 3,196 | $58K | 25.8% | 5.6% | 16% | D |
| 4,041 | Chandler OK | 2,963 | $47K | 29.0% | 5.5% | 26% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,474 | 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 Crystal River, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Crystal River and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Homosassa Springs (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crystal River workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal River | – | D | A | 14 min | $54,405 |
| Homosassa Springs | 3% | D | C− | 25 min | $48,049 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Crystal River’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 Crystal River: questions
What is the median household income in Crystal River?
$54,405 (±$18,066) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crystal River?
17.7%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crystal River?
14 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crystal River work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Inverness (10%, 16 mi), Ocala (6%, 34 mi), Homosassa Springs (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Crystal River walkable?
Crystal River is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.0 out of 20, and 25% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Crystal River without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Crystal River, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crystal River
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.