Fort Green at work: jobs, income and the commute
0% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Florida. Hardly any work in Fort Green; the top destination outside it is Wauchula (18%, 10 miles). Employers in Fort Green report 56 jobs, against 38 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Fort Green
On a workday 38 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 57 people are in Fort Green on a workday afternoon, 46% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.47 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 Fort Green goes to work
Where Fort Green clocks in
8% of workers
3% 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.
96% of the jobs in Fort Green pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fort Green, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 56. 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 Fort Green’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Fort Green
of Fort Green workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18 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 it is to work from Fort Green
About 18% 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.
Fort Green and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fort Green workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Green | – | — | — | — | — |
| Fort Green Springs | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fort Green Springs: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fort Green’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 Fort Green: questions
What is the poverty rate in Fort Green?
0.0%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fort Green work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wauchula (18%, 10 mi), Bartow (8%, 20 mi), Daytona Beach Shores (3%, 122 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fort Green 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 Fort Green, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fort Green
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.