With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Garcon Point works elsewhere
Employers in Garcon Point report 6 jobs for 176 working residents. Hardly any work in Garcon Point itself; outside it, Pensacola draws the most (19%, 7 miles). For 11% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Florida as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Garcon Point: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 176 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Garcon Point on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 places Garcon Point commutes to
Where Garcon Point clocks in
19% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Garcon Point, 2013 → 2023: 154 → 6. 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 Garcon Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Garcon Point
of Garcon Point workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 214 commuters (the 11% 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.
Garcon Point’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.
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 Garcon Point: questions
What is the median household income in Garcon Point?
$108,983 (±$17,644) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Garcon Point?
0.0%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Garcon Point work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pensacola (19%, 7 mi), Ferry Pass (9%, 7 mi), Milton (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Garcon Point without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Garcon Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Garcon Point
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.