Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Florida City trail those of 91% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 9.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 31.0 in Miami. Below the poverty line: 32.4% of residents, against 12.6% across Florida State. Florida City grades C− for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Florida City at work: what stands out
Florida City workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 28 across Florida State. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Florida City’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Florida City is Miami, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (637) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Fewer than half of Florida City workers earn over $40,000 a year
41% of Florida City’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 15% earn $1,250 a month or less. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
44% of the jobs in Florida City are in trade, transport and utilities, against 21% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Florida City has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Florida City went from 2,681 in 2013 to 3,883 in 2023, +45%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Florida City’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Florida City is better than 21% of U.S. towns, #567 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Florida City’s grade up (ahead of 71% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Florida City could be anywhere from D to B−.
A commute of about 36 minutes in Florida City
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Florida City workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida State. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,927 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Florida State: 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 Florida City commutes
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.
The kinds of work in Florida City
3,883 jobs are based in Florida City.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Florida City, 2013 → 2023: 2,681 → 3,883. 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 Florida City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Florida City
On a workday 5,669 residents head out to work, 265 work right here, and 3,618 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Florida City on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.65 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
11% of working residents work in Miami
Where Florida City clocks in
11% 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.
Florida City is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Florida City is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns, #74 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 5.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, above the 3.6% across Florida State.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,388 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 99% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 58% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 9.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 93% 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). 14.7% of Florida City households have no vehicle (Florida State 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Florida City’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,059 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 18,000, Florida City comes 1,788th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 110 | Lake Butler FL | 17,125 | $183K | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 165 | Lake Mary FL | 16,789 | $109K | 3.5% | 2.6% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 199 | Key Biscayne FL | 14,815 | $182K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,786 | Gloversville NY | 14,782 | $52K | 17.6% | 4.4% | 16% | C− |
| 1,787 | Donna TX | 16,698 | $40K | 40.7% | 5.4% | 15% | C− |
| 1,788 | Florida City FL | 13,576 | $47K | 32.4% | 5.3% | 4% | C− |
| 1,789 | Bucyrus OH | 11,631 | $54K | 14.9% | 6.2% | 27% | C− |
| 1,790 | Wilkinsburg PA | 13,602 | $46K | 20.4% | 11.2% | 3% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,059 | 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 Florida City, the top three, the last and three more from Florida State.
Florida City and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Homestead (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Florida City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida City | – | C− | A | 36 min | $47,482 |
| Homestead | 8% | C+ | A− | 36 min | $65,423 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Florida City’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 Florida City: questions
What is the median household income in Florida City?
$47,482 (±$12,050) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida State and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Florida City?
32.4%, against 12.6% across Florida State and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Florida City?
36 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida State and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Florida City work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami (11%, 28 mi), Homestead (8%, 2 mi), Key Largo (3%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Florida City walkable?
Florida City is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.5 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Florida City without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. 58% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Florida City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Florida City
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.