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Jobs & commute in Fidelis

Most of Fidelis commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident

Fidelis has 2 jobs, against 54 working residents. Hardly any stay in Fidelis for work; outside it, Pensacola is the main destination (17%, 35 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all (Florida 16%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Fidelis

On a workday 54 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

54live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night91
Workday39
91live here− 54head out to work+ 2come in to work= 39on a workday

About 39 people are in Fidelis on a workday afternoon, 57% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The towns that employ Fidelis’ residents

Huntsville: 1 residents work here (2%)Montgomery: 1 residents work here (2%)Mary Esther: 1 residents work here (2%)Jay: 5 residents work here (9%)Milton: 6 residents work here (11%)Fort Walton Beach: 3 residents work here (6%)Pensacola: 9 residents work here (17%)Crestview: 1 residents work here (2%)Jacksonville: 1 residents work here (2%)FidelisDixonvilleBerrydaleFerry Pass: 3 residents work here (6%)PacePensacolaMiltonJayFort Walton BeachFerry PassHuntsvilleFidelis
1
Pensacola35.1 mi away
17%9
2
Milton20.8 mi away
11%6
3
Jay7.3 mi away
9%5
4
Fort Walton Beach42.6 mi away
6%3
5
Ferry Pass29.8 mi away
6%3
6
Huntsville, AL261.1 mi away
2%1
7
Montgomery, AL107.8 mi away
2%1
8
Mary Esther42.1 mi away
2%1
9
Crestview29.6 mi away
2%1
10
Jacksonville321.8 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
43%23
The top trips

Where Fidelis clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

Jobs based in FidelisJobs Fidelis residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%35%
Trade, transport & utilities0%22%
Services: health, schools, offices100%43%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%30%
Over $3,333 a month0%59%

Who does it

29 or younger0%30%
30 to 540%52%
55 and older100%19%
−86%

Jobs based in Fidelis, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 2. 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 Fidelis’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Fidelis

Working from home
0%

of Fidelis workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Fidelis gets to work
93%Drive alone
7%Carpool

Share of the 29 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 far

How far Fidelis’ workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPensacola: 17% · 35.1 miMilton: 11% · 20.8 miJay: 9% · 7.3 miFort Walton Beach: 6% · 42.6 miFerry Pass: 6% · 29.8 miHuntsville: 2% · 261.1 miMontgomery: 2% · 107.8 miMary Esther: 2% · 42.1 miCrestview: 2% · 29.6 miJacksonville: 2% · 321.8 miPensacola 17%Milton 11%Jay 9%Fidelis
FidelisTop destinations (size = commuters)
13%Under 10 mi7 residents
23%10–24 mi12 residents
57%25–50 mi30 residents
8%Over 50 mi4 residents

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.

Next door

How Fidelis compares with the towns next door

Berrydale: few work hereBerrydaleFidelis
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownFidelis workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Fidelis–————
Berrydaleunder 2%——41 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Berrydale: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Fidelis’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Fidelis: questions

What is the poverty rate in Fidelis?

35.2%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Fidelis work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pensacola (17%, 35 mi), Milton (11%, 21 mi), Jay (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Fidelis 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 Fidelis, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Fidelis

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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.