Fruitville has 2.5 jobs for every working resident: 17,206 people commute in to work
For jobs and income Fruitville is better than 70% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (B+). 17,883 jobs are based in Fruitville for 7,126 working residents. About one in ten work in Fruitville; the top destination outside it is Sarasota (20%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Fruitville apart
Fruitville draws workers from far and wide
The 17,883 jobs in Fruitville are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 17%; the other 79% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Fruitville is where the jobs are
Fruitville has 17,883 jobs, 2.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 26,000 people are in town, 71% more than the 15,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Fruitville has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Fruitville went from 10,982 in 2013 to 17,883 in 2023, +63%. The jobs ↓
Most Fruitville residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Fruitville
Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 78% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (8.6%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fruitville could be anywhere from B− to A.
The towns that send workers to Fruitville
Where Fruitville clocks in
20% 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.
Fruitville on a workday afternoon
On a workday 6,449 residents head out to work and 677 work right here.
About 26,000 people are in Fruitville on a workday afternoon, 71% more 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.
What Fruitville’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fruitville, 2013 → 2023: 10,982 → 17,883. 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 Fruitville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Fruitville
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.
Time on the road from Fruitville: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fruitville workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,525 commuters (the 14% 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 Fruitville, the car does most of the work
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 7,568 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 77% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 23% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 77% 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). 6.1% of Fruitville households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Fruitville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Fruitville is 873rd of 1,969 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 20,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 78 | Pinecrest FL | 18,635 | $206K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 99 | Lake Butler FL | 17,125 | $183K | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 130 | Palm Valley FL | 19,796 | $117K | 4.2% | 1.2% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 871 | Lancaster Township PA | 18,592 | $89K | 7.0% | 4.9% | 3% | B+ |
| 872 | Sarasota Springs FL | 12,611 | $96K | 12.7% | 3.2% | 4% | B+ |
| 873 | Fruitville FL | 15,172 | $82K | 8.6% | 3.6% | 10% | B+ |
| 874 | Kemp Mill MD | 13,042 | $146K | 10.5% | 7.1% | 2% | B+ |
| 875 | Bellmawr NJ | 11,874 | $77K | 9.6% | 4.0% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,969 | 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 Fruitville, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Next door is work for 21% of Fruitville
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fruitville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitville | – | B+ | B+ | 25 min | $82,246 |
| Sarasota | 20% | B− | A | 21 min | $72,105 |
| Sarasota Springs | 1% | B+ | B+ | 23 min | $95,688 |
| The Meadows | under 2% | B+ | A− | 23 min | $69,774 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sarasota. Darker towns draw more of Fruitville’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 Fruitville: questions
What is the median household income in Fruitville?
$82,246 (±$12,626) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fruitville?
8.6%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fruitville?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fruitville work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sarasota (20%, 5 mi), South Sarasota (4%, 6 mi), Lakewood Ranch (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fruitville walkable?
Fruitville is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 11.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fruitville without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 23% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fruitville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fruitville
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.