Most of East Williston commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
East Williston has 105 jobs, and 295 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in East Williston; the top destination outside it is Gainesville (25%, 20 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Florida has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: East Williston in brief
Working from home in East Williston
of East Williston workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 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 a workday changes East Williston
On a workday 291 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 101 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in East Williston on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 towns that employ East Williston’s residents
Where East Williston clocks in
25% of workers
15% of workers
8% 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.
A place that makes things: 36% of East Williston’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Williston, 2013 → 2023: 61 → 105. 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 East Williston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
East Williston’s commute, mile by mile
About 23% 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.
Work next door: 15% of East Williston’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Williston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Williston | – | — | — | — | $11,692 |
| Williston | 15% | C+ | B | 23 min | $61,111 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Williston. Darker towns draw more of East Williston’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 East Williston: questions
What is the median household income in East Williston?
$11,692 (±$9,652) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Williston?
60.8%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in East Williston work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gainesville (25%, 20 mi), Williston (15%, 2 mi), Ocala (8%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around East Williston without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 31% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from East Williston, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Williston
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.