Household incomes in Golden Beach are among the highest of any U.S. town
7.1% of residents live below the poverty line, against 12.6% across Florida. Household incomes here are among the highest in the country. The two grades for Golden Beach are A+ for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Golden Beach apart
Why Golden Beach gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Golden Beach is better than 96% of U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($236,250, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (2.9%) is left out: Golden Beach’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Golden Beach could be anywhere from A− to A+.
From Golden Beach, about 29 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Golden Beach workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 186 commuters (the 30% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Golden Beach
On a workday 316 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 203 people come in from elsewhere.
About 920 people are in Golden Beach on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
12% of working residents work in Miami
Where Golden Beach clocks in
12% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Golden Beach
210 jobs are based in Golden Beach.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Golden Beach, 2013 → 2023: 106 → 210. 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 Golden Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Golden Beach to work
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.
Golden Beach is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 5.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, above 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 266 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, 100% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 15.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 96% 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 Golden Beach households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Golden Beach’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400, Golden Beach ranks 59th of 3,133 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 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 29 | Fisher Island FL | 1,026 | $250K | 3.8% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
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| 57 | Money Creek Township IL | 1,045 | $191K | 0.0% | 3.9% | 1% | A+ |
| 58 | Heritage Creek KY | 1,244 | $100K | 2.4% | 1.6% | <1% | A+ |
| 59 | Golden Beach FL | 1,029 | $236K | 7.1% | 2.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 60 | Watertown Township MN | 1,159 | $108K | 2.2% | 5.0% | 4% | A+ |
| 61 | Fremont Hills MO | 1,098 | $171K | 3.9% | 1.9% | <1% | A+ |
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| 194 | Palm Beach Shores FL | 1,350 | $87K | 5.3% | 9.1% | 5% | A− |
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| 238 | Redington Beach FL | 1,355 | $105K | 8.3% | 2.6% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | 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 Golden Beach, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
The towns around Golden Beach
The biggest share goes to Aventura (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Golden Beach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Beach | – | A+ | A | 29 min | $236,250 |
| Aventura | 9% | B+ | A | 32 min | $89,274 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Golden Beach’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 Golden Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Golden Beach?
$236,250 (±$107,222) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Golden Beach?
7.1%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Golden Beach?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Golden Beach work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami (12%, 14 mi), Aventura (9%, 1 mi), Hollywood (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Golden Beach walkable?
Golden Beach is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 14.2 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Golden Beach without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 100% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Golden Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Golden Beach
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.