Photo: Skyfaller · CC BY-SA 4.0More people are out of work in Englewood (6.0%) than in 74% of U.S. towns
Englewood grades C for jobs and income and B for walkability. About one in seven work in Englewood; the top destination outside it is Venice (6%, 12 miles). The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average; Florida averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Englewood: the figures worth knowing
Englewood trades workers with the towns around it
Englewood has about as many jobs (5,506) as working residents (5,989), but they are mostly different people: 5,136 residents leave for work each day while 4,653 people come in. Only 15% of the jobs in Englewood are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
No single place dominates Englewood’s commute
The biggest draw, Venice, gets only 6% of working residents, and 61% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Englewood residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Englewood’s workforce skews older
39% of Englewood’s working residents are 55 or older. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Englewood 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 ↓
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.
Englewood’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Englewood is better than 32% of U.S. towns, #492 of 638 in Florida. The poverty rate holds Englewood’s grade up (8.5%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 25% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Englewood could be anywhere from C− to C+.
Who works in Englewood, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 5,136 residents head out to work, 853 work right here, and 4,653 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 (0.92 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 the trip to work from Englewood ends
Where Englewood clocks in
6% of workers
4% 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.
What the 5,506 jobs in Englewood are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Englewood, 2013 → 2023: 4,315 → 5,506. 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 Englewood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Englewood’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Englewood workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,105 commuters (the 19% 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 many miles Englewood commutes
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.
Most trips from Englewood start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Englewood is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns, #359 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.5% 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 5,088 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 47% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 4% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 54% 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). 2.7% of Englewood households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Englewood’s commuters take a bus or train.
Englewood places 1,493rd of 1,860 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 14,000 to 27,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Pinecrest FL | 18,635 | $206K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 93 | Lake Butler FL | 17,125 | $183K | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 121 | Palm Valley FL | 19,796 | $117K | 4.2% | 1.2% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,491 | Mount Pleasant TX | 16,225 | $51K | 18.3% | 2.5% | 52% | C |
| 1,492 | Middle Smithfield Township PA | 15,964 | $88K | 10.3% | 7.6% | 6% | C |
| 1,493 | Englewood FL | 20,091 | $69K | 8.5% | 6.0% | 14% | C |
| 1,494 | Shively KY | 15,895 | $50K | 14.7% | 6.9% | 3% | C |
| 1,495 | Muscatine IA | 23,164 | $58K | 19.1% | 4.3% | 51% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 1,860 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Englewood, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Work in the towns next to Englewood
The biggest share goes to North Port (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Englewood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Englewood | – | C | B | 23 min | $69,222 |
| Grove City | under 2% | D | A− | 28 min | $52,604 |
| Manasota Key | 1% | B+ | A | 27 min | $142,250 |
| South Venice | under 2% | B− | B | 23 min | $77,097 |
| North Port | 3% | B | B | 29 min | $84,049 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Englewood’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 Englewood: questions
What is the median household income in Englewood?
$69,222 (±$3,602) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Englewood?
8.5%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Englewood?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Englewood work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Venice (6%, 12 mi), Port Charlotte (4%, 14 mi), Sarasota (4%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Englewood walkable?
Englewood is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 9.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Englewood without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 4% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Englewood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Englewood
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.