With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Fussels Corner works elsewhere
Household incomes here are lower than in 80% of U.S. towns. There are 384 jobs in Fussels Corner for 2,364 working residents. For jobs and income Fussels Corner is better than 30% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (C−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Fussels Corner apart
Fussels Corner is a place people come home to
There are 384 jobs based in Fussels Corner, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fussels Corner has about 3,700 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fussels Corner makes and builds things
43% of the jobs based in Fussels Corner are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Fussels Corner residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 17%. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Fussels Corner
Job access by car holds Fussels Corner’s grade up (ahead of 66% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($56,091, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fussels Corner could be anywhere from D to B+.
In and out of Fussels Corner on a workday
On a workday 2,358 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 378 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in Fussels Corner on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 43% of the jobs in Fussels Corner
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fussels Corner, 2013 → 2023: 281 → 384. 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 Fussels Corner’s own residents hold wherever they work.
19% of working residents work in Lakeland
Where Fussels Corner clocks in
19% of workers
5% 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.
About 24 minutes each way for Fussels Corner’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fussels Corner workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,236 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.
How far Fussels Corner’s workers travel
About 20% 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.
Few in Fussels Corner walk, bike or ride to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,534 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 45% 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). 8.2% of Fussels Corner households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fussels Corner’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Fussels Corner ranks: 2,556th of 3,476 U.S. towns of 4,000 to 7,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Bay Hill FL | 4,512 | $128K | 0.7% | 1.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 177 | Neptune Beach FL | 7,020 | $119K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 190 | Highland Beach FL | 4,328 | $145K | 2.3% | 3.5% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,554 | Williamston SC | 4,338 | $64K | 13.5% | 7.9% | 8% | C |
| 2,555 | Moriah NY | 4,287 | $63K | 14.5% | 2.2% | 22% | C |
| 2,556 | Fussels Corner FL | 5,682 | $56K | 16.8% | 5.1% | <1% | C |
| 2,557 | De Soto MO | 6,527 | $53K | 13.1% | 4.4% | 13% | C |
| 2,558 | Owego NY | 4,268 | $60K | 29.1% | 2.9% | 17% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,476 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Fussels Corner, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Work in the towns next to Fussels Corner
The biggest share goes to Auburndale (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fussels Corner workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fussels Corner | – | C | C− | 24 min | $56,091 |
| Auburndale | 5% | B | C+ | 33 min | $77,911 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fussels Corner’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 Fussels Corner: questions
What is the median household income in Fussels Corner?
$56,091 (±$7,328) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fussels Corner?
16.8%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fussels Corner?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fussels Corner work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lakeland (19%, 6 mi), Orlando (5%, 44 mi), Auburndale (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fussels Corner walkable?
Fussels Corner is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fussels Corner without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fussels Corner, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fussels Corner
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.