Almost no one in Grenelefe’s labor force is looking for work
24% of workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. For jobs and income Grenelefe is better than 48% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (D−). Hardly any work in Grenelefe itself; outside it, Lake Buena Vista draws the most (8%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Grenelefe apart on work
Grenelefe is a place people come home to
There are 109 jobs based in Grenelefe, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Grenelefe has about 1,700 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Grenelefe works from home
24% of Grenelefe workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. Time on the road ↓
Grenelefe workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 28 across Florida. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Grenelefe’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Grenelefe is Lake Buena Vista, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (96) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Grenelefe
Unemployment holds Grenelefe’s grade up (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (15.8%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Grenelefe could be anywhere from C to A−.
Who commutes out of Grenelefe, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,203 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 106 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Grenelefe on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.09 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.
From Grenelefe, about 33 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grenelefe workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 976 commuters (the 24% 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.
How far it is to work from Grenelefe
About 20% 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.
Out of Grenelefe to work: where people go
Where Grenelefe clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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 Grenelefe
109 jobs are based in Grenelefe.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grenelefe, 2013 → 2023: 115 → 109. 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 Grenelefe’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Grenelefe: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,281 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.9% of Grenelefe households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Grenelefe’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800, Grenelefe ranks 2,338th of 4,703 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Geneva FL | 3,441 | $133K | 0.6% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 69 | Windermere FL | 3,344 | $178K | 1.3% | 2.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 98 | Atlantis FL | 2,140 | $117K | 3.6% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,336 | Lower Chichester Township PA | 3,394 | $83K | 15.9% | 7.1% | 2% | B− |
| 2,337 | Sadsbury Township PA | 2,697 | $70K | 7.2% | 3.3% | 6% | B− |
| 2,338 | Grenelefe FL | 2,797 | $60K | 15.8% | 0.0% | <1% | B− |
| 2,339 | Mineralwells WV | 2,389 | $65K | 13.9% | 1.1% | 2% | B− |
| 2,340 | Pembroke GA | 2,706 | $73K | 14.6% | 2.0% | 10% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Grenelefe, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
The towns around Grenelefe
The biggest share goes to Haines City (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grenelefe workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grenelefe | – | B− | D− | 33 min | $59,939 |
| Haines City | 7% | C+ | B− | 36 min | $65,975 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grenelefe’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 Grenelefe: questions
What is the median household income in Grenelefe?
$59,939 (±$15,289) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grenelefe?
15.8%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grenelefe?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grenelefe work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lake Buena Vista (8%, 23 mi), Haines City (7%, 6 mi), Winter Haven (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Grenelefe walkable?
Grenelefe is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Grenelefe without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Grenelefe, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grenelefe
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.