Making a living in Desoto Acres
Only 1% work in Desoto Acres; the top destination outside it is Sarasota (15%, 3 miles). Working from home is the commute for 23% of workers; Florida has 16%. A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes (Florida 28, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Desoto Acres: the gist
Most Desoto Acres residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Commutes from Desoto Acres are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 28 across Florida. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Florida worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 277 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Desoto Acres’ commute, mile by mile
About 21% 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.
Time on the road from Desoto Acres: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Desoto Acres workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 318 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.
Desoto Acres on a workday afternoon
On a workday 274 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 321 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.17 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Desoto Acres work
Where Desoto Acres clocks in
15% of workers
5% 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.
In Desoto Acres, services account for most jobs
324 jobs are based in Desoto Acres.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Desoto Acres, 2013 → 2023: 314 → 324. 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 Desoto Acres’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Desoto Acres: questions
What is the median household income in Desoto Acres?
$120,982 (±$48,009) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Desoto Acres?
11.5%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Desoto Acres?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Desoto Acres work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sarasota (15%, 3 mi), Bradenton (5%, 8 mi), Fruitville (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Desoto Acres 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 Desoto Acres, from the people who make the trip.
More of Desoto Acres
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.