More people are out of work in Goldenrod (10.3%) than in 95% of U.S. towns
Only 2% work in Goldenrod; the top destination outside it is Orlando (24%, 10 miles). Goldenrod grades C for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. A typical one-way commute lasts 27 minutes, where Florida has 28 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The figures behind Goldenrod’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Goldenrod is better than 34% of U.S. towns, #465 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Goldenrod’s grade up (ahead of 86% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Goldenrod could be anywhere from C− to B−.
A workday in Goldenrod: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 6,094 residents head out to work, 112 work right here, and 3,335 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10,000 people are in Goldenrod on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.56 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.
Commuting out of Goldenrod: the destinations
Where Goldenrod clocks in
24% 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.
The kinds of work in Goldenrod
3,447 jobs are based in Goldenrod.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Goldenrod, 2013 → 2023: 2,606 → 3,447. 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 Goldenrod’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Goldenrod: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Goldenrod workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,680 commuters (the 17% 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.
Half of Goldenrod commutes less than 9 miles
About 18% 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 Goldenrod walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Goldenrod is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns, #343 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.3% of 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 6,834 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 50% 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 2.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 69% 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). 5.5% of Goldenrod households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Goldenrod’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Goldenrod is 1,772nd of 2,354 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 17,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 185 | Lake Mary FL | 16,789 | $109K | 3.5% | 2.6% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 227 | Key Biscayne FL | 14,815 | $182K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 288 | Asbury Lake FL | 14,458 | $101K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,770 | Lockhart FL | 15,371 | $70K | 17.9% | 9.2% | 3% | C |
| 1,771 | San Elizario TX | 10,138 | $50K | 25.9% | 3.4% | 4% | C |
| 1,772 | Goldenrod FL | 12,878 | $68K | 15.5% | 10.3% | 2% | C |
| 1,773 | Dentsville SC | 15,209 | $45K | 15.7% | 5.0% | 4% | C |
| 1,774 | Highland Springs VA | 14,296 | $58K | 19.0% | 5.6% | 2% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 2,354 | 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 Goldenrod, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Goldenrod and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Goldenrod workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldenrod | – | C | B+ | 27 min | $67,563 |
| Casselberry | 2% | B | A− | 28 min | $62,447 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Casselberry. Darker towns draw more of Goldenrod’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 Goldenrod: questions
What is the median household income in Goldenrod?
$67,563 (±$11,002) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Goldenrod?
15.5%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Goldenrod?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Goldenrod work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Orlando (24%, 10 mi), Winter Park (5%, 4 mi), University (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Goldenrod walkable?
Goldenrod is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 11.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Goldenrod without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Goldenrod, from the people who make the trip.
More of Goldenrod
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.