Fountainebleau has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
12,236 jobs are based in Fountainebleau for 25,295 working residents. Jobs and income earn Fountainebleau B+; getting around on foot earns it A−. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 8.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 31.0 in Miami.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Fountainebleau
Most Fountainebleau residents work close to home
69% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 6% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Fountainebleau and Miami trade workers both ways
Miami is the top workplace for Fountainebleau residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Fountainebleau come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fountainebleau draws workers from far and wide
The 12,236 jobs in Fountainebleau are filled from a wide area. Fountainebleau’s own residents hold 8% and the ten next-biggest home towns 33%; the other 59% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Fountainebleau
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fountainebleau is better than 67% of U.S. towns, #200 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Fountainebleau’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($64,908, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fountainebleau could be anywhere from B to A−.
Fountainebleau’s commute, mile by mile
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.
18% of working residents work in Miami
Where Fountainebleau clocks in
18% of workers
12% of workers
5% 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.
Who leaves Fountainebleau for work, and who comes in
On a workday 24,345 residents head out to work, 950 work right here, and 11,286 people come in from elsewhere.
About 43,000 people are in Fountainebleau on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 kinds of work in Fountainebleau
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fountainebleau, 2013 → 2023: 11,576 → 12,236. 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 Fountainebleau’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way for Fountainebleau’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fountainebleau workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27,219 commuters (the 12% 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.
In Fountainebleau, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fountainebleau is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns, #193 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.9% 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 30,859 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 50% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 91% 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). 6.0% of Fountainebleau households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Fountainebleau’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Fountainebleau is 410th among 786 U.S. towns of 39,000 to 75,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Parkland FL | 39,186 | $199K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 112 | Weston FL | 69,588 | $140K | 6.1% | 3.9% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 143 | Horizon West FL | 67,416 | $127K | 7.3% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 408 | Hamden CT | 61,824 | $98K | 9.3% | 5.8% | 11% | B+ |
| 409 | San Rafael CA | 59,410 | $119K | 11.7% | 5.4% | 19% | B+ |
| 410 | Fountainebleau FL | 55,665 | $65K | 12.7% | 2.5% | 4% | B+ |
| 411 | Oak Lawn IL | 56,450 | $84K | 9.6% | 5.4% | 7% | B+ |
| 412 | Burnsville MN | 65,244 | $87K | 10.8% | 5.0% | 13% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 786 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Fountainebleau, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
The towns around Fountainebleau
The biggest share goes to Sweetwater (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fountainebleau workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountainebleau | – | B+ | A− | 28 min | $64,908 |
| Sweetwater | 3% | B− | A | 29 min | $54,967 |
| Westchester | 2% | B | A | 30 min | $72,262 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fountainebleau’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 Fountainebleau: questions
What is the median household income in Fountainebleau?
$64,908 (±$6,372) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fountainebleau?
12.7%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fountainebleau?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fountainebleau work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami (18%, 8 mi), Doral (12%, 3 mi), Coral Gables (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fountainebleau walkable?
Fountainebleau is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 12.9 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fountainebleau without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 50% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fountainebleau, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fountainebleau
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.