Boca Chita Key Historic District · Photo: Linda Pikula, NOAA/NESDIS/Miami Library. · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Cutler Bay works elsewhere
Only 5% work in Cutler Bay; the top destination outside it is Miami (21%, 16 miles). 6,404 jobs are based in Cutler Bay for 19,103 working residents. The two grades for Cutler Bay are B+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Cutler Bay: the figures worth knowing
Cutler Bay workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 28 across Florida. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (35 to 35 minutes). Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Cutler Bay
62% of Cutler Bay residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 33% of the jobs based in Cutler Bay pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Cutler Bay’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cutler Bay is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #195 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Cutler Bay’s grade up (ahead of 87% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cutler Bay could be anywhere from B− to A−.
About 38 minutes each way, longer than most of Florida
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cutler Bay workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18,831 commuters (the 16% 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.
What Cutler Bay’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cutler Bay, 2013 → 2023: 6,401 → 6,404. 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 Cutler Bay’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Cutler Bay: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 18,125 residents head out to work, 978 work right here, and 5,426 people come in from elsewhere.
About 32,000 people are in Cutler Bay on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer 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.
The places Cutler Bay commutes to
Where Cutler Bay clocks in
21% of workers
7% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Cutler Bay
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.
In Cutler Bay, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cutler Bay is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns, #279 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.9% 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 22,441 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 96% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 9% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 82% 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). 4.7% of Cutler Bay households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Cutler Bay’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,000 U.S. towns of 31,000 to 60,000, Cutler Bay comes 500th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 50 | Parkland FL | 39,186 | $199K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 5% | A+ |
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| 104 | Fruit Cove FL | 35,877 | $142K | 2.7% | 2.8% | 4% | A |
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| 124 | Cooper City FL | 35,030 | $132K | 5.0% | 4.0% | 5% | A |
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| 498 | Covina CA | 49,404 | $99K | 8.9% | 6.9% | 7% | B+ |
| 499 | Florence KY | 34,018 | $71K | 9.5% | 3.1% | 17% | B+ |
| 500 | Cutler Bay FL | 44,750 | $89K | 9.7% | 4.8% | 5% | B+ |
| 501 | Orangevale CA | 35,958 | $100K | 10.4% | 5.1% | 5% | B+ |
| 502 | Woodbridge VA | 43,945 | $105K | 9.0% | 6.5% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,000 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Cutler Bay, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Cutler Bay and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Palmetto Bay (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cutler Bay workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutler Bay | – | B+ | B+ | 38 min | $89,244 |
| Palmetto Bay | 3% | A+ | A | 35 min | $142,447 |
| South Miami Heights | under 2% | C+ | A− | 35 min | $65,417 |
| Goulds | under 2% | C | A | 35 min | $61,735 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cutler Bay’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 Cutler Bay: questions
What is the median household income in Cutler Bay?
$89,244 (±$8,280) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cutler Bay?
9.7%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cutler Bay?
38 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cutler Bay work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami (21%, 16 mi), Kendall (7%, 6 mi), Coral Gables (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cutler Bay walkable?
Cutler Bay is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 12.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cutler Bay without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 9% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cutler Bay, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cutler Bay
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.