Household incomes in Glencoe trail those of 91% of U.S. towns
For 2% of workers, the job is at home (Florida 16%). Below the poverty line: 5.1% of residents, against 12.6% across Florida. Jobs and income earn Glencoe C+; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Glencoe
A lot of Glencoe works one town over
30% of working residents work in a town that borders Glencoe: New Smyrna Beach (21%) and Edgewater (9%). Next door ↓
Glencoe is a place people come home to
There are 209 jobs based in Glencoe, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Glencoe has about 870 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Glencoe workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 780 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Glencoe’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Glencoe is better than 44% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Glencoe’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($47,212, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Glencoe’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Glencoe could be anywhere from C to A−.
Who leaves Glencoe for work, and who comes in
On a workday 773 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 202 people come in from elsewhere.
About 870 people are in Glencoe on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.27 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Time on the road from Glencoe: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glencoe workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 700 commuters (the 2% 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.
21% of working residents work in New Smyrna Beach
Where Glencoe clocks in
21% of workers
10% of workers
9% 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.
36% of the jobs in Glencoe make or build things
209 jobs are based in Glencoe.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glencoe, 2013 → 2023: 82 → 209. 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 Glencoe’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Glencoe works
About 22% 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.
Glencoe is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Glencoe is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 715 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 15% 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 0.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 51% 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). 0.0% of Glencoe households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Glencoe’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000, Glencoe ranks 2,585th of 6,308 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Fisher Island FL | 1,026 | $250K | 3.8% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 120 | Old Miakka FL | 1,818 | $137K | 2.0% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 126 | Lake Mary Jane FL | 1,792 | $146K | 0.0% | 3.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,583 | Seneca WI | 1,030 | $87K | 11.0% | 4.7% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,584 | Sheboygan Falls WI | 1,838 | $71K | 14.4% | 2.2% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,585 | Glencoe FL | 1,445 | $47K | 5.1% | 0.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,586 | Honokaa HI | 1,963 | $87K | 6.3% | 1.0% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,587 | Cañoncito NM | 1,253 | $78K | 8.2% | 0.0% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Glencoe, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Bordering towns draw 30% of Glencoe’s workers
The biggest share goes to New Smyrna Beach (21%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glencoe workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glencoe | – | C+ | C− | 30 min | $47,212 |
| New Smyrna Beach | 21% | B− | B | 29 min | $83,865 |
| Edgewater | 9% | C+ | B+ | 26 min | $60,977 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glencoe’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 Glencoe: questions
What is the median household income in Glencoe?
$47,212 (±$43,530) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glencoe?
5.1%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glencoe?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glencoe work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Smyrna Beach (21%, 3 mi), Daytona Beach (10%, 17 mi), Edgewater (9%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Glencoe walkable?
Glencoe is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Glencoe without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glencoe, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glencoe
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.