Photo: Averette at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0More people are out of work in Glenvar Heights (4.9%) than in 60% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 27 minutes, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. Glenvar Heights grades B for jobs and income and A for walkability. Only 5% work in Glenvar Heights; the top destination outside it is Miami (24%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Glenvar Heights apart
Most Glenvar Heights residents work close to home
71% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Glenvar Heights and Miami trade workers both ways
Miami is the top workplace for Glenvar Heights residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Glenvar Heights come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Glenvar Heights draws workers from far and wide
The 11,111 jobs in Glenvar Heights are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 36%; the other 60% 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.
Inside Glenvar Heights’ Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Glenvar Heights is better than 57% of U.S. towns, #274 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Glenvar Heights’ grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (12.1%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Glenvar Heights could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Miles to work from Glenvar Heights
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.
Out of Glenvar Heights to work: where people go
Where Glenvar Heights clocks in
24% of workers
10% of workers
6% 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 Glenvar Heights for work, and who comes in
On a workday 7,788 residents head out to work, 396 work right here, and 10,715 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22,000 people are in Glenvar Heights on a workday afternoon, 15% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.36 per resident).
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 Glenvar Heights
11,111 jobs are based in Glenvar Heights.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glenvar Heights, 2013 → 2023: 9,712 → 11,111. 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 Glenvar Heights’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way, about the FL average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glenvar Heights workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,880 commuters (the 15% 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.
Glenvar Heights is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 10,438 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, 15% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 20.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 98% 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). 5.3% of Glenvar Heights households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Glenvar Heights’ commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,760 U.S. towns of 14,000 to 26,000, Glenvar Heights comes 1,027th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 67 | Pinecrest FL | 18,635 | $206K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 90 | Lake Butler FL | 17,125 | $183K | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 118 | Palm Valley FL | 19,796 | $117K | 4.2% | 1.2% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,025 | Middletown DE | 25,798 | $113K | 8.4% | 8.0% | 15% | B |
| 1,026 | Bellwood IL | 18,116 | $80K | 11.7% | 6.3% | 3% | B |
| 1,027 | Glenvar Heights FL | 19,395 | $72K | 12.1% | 4.9% | 5% | B |
| 1,028 | Altoona IA | 22,796 | $86K | 8.3% | 7.5% | 10% | B |
| 1,029 | Buffalo MN | 16,878 | $89K | 8.9% | 6.0% | 21% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,760 | 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 Glenvar Heights, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Glenvar Heights and its neighbors: 11% work next door
The biggest share goes to Kendall (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glenvar Heights workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenvar Heights | – | B | A | 27 min | $72,118 |
| South Miami | 3% | A− | A+ | 31 min | $94,507 |
| Kendall | 6% | B+ | A | 30 min | $87,325 |
| Olympia Heights | under 2% | A | A | 30 min | $108,958 |
| Pinecrest | under 2% | A+ | A | 28 min | $206,417 |
| Coral Terrace | 2% | B+ | A | 26 min | $80,353 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glenvar Heights’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 Glenvar Heights: questions
What is the median household income in Glenvar Heights?
$72,118 (±$7,858) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glenvar Heights?
12.1%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glenvar Heights?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glenvar Heights work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami (24%, 8 mi), Coral Gables (10%, 4 mi), Kendall (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Glenvar Heights walkable?
Glenvar Heights is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.5 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Glenvar Heights without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 15% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glenvar Heights, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glenvar Heights
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.