Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainAt 7.8%, unemployment in Gulf Breeze is higher than in 87% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 80% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Gulf Breeze are B for jobs and income and B for walkability. About one in seven work in Gulf Breeze; the top destination outside it is Pensacola (26%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Gulf Breeze: the figures worth knowing
Gulf Breeze is where the jobs are
Gulf Breeze has 3,792 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
A lot of Gulf Breeze works one town over
29% of working residents work in a town that borders Gulf Breeze: Pensacola (26%) and Midway (3%). Next door ↓
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.
Why Gulf Breeze gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Gulf Breeze is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #281 of 638 in Florida. Household income holds Gulf Breeze’s grade up ($104,050, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Gulf Breeze could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
A workday in Gulf Breeze: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,957 residents head out to work, 292 work right here, and 3,500 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,600 people are in Gulf Breeze on a workday afternoon, 22% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where the people who work in Gulf Breeze live
Where Gulf Breeze clocks in
26% 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.
Gulf Breeze is a services town
3,792 jobs are based in Gulf Breeze.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gulf Breeze, 2013 → 2023: 3,387 → 3,792. 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 Gulf Breeze’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Gulf Breeze: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gulf Breeze workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,314 commuters (the 16% 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.
Miles to work from Gulf Breeze
About 16% 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.
In Gulf Breeze, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Gulf Breeze is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns, #372 of 638 in Florida. Both inputs place Gulf Breeze near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,745 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 11.4% of Gulf Breeze households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Gulf Breeze’s commuters take a bus or train.
Gulf Breeze is 1,633rd of 3,227 U.S. towns of 4,900 to 9,500 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | Southwest Ranches FL | 7,773 | $161K | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 180 | Neptune Beach FL | 7,020 | $119K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 338 | Westlake FL | 9,042 | $132K | 3.2% | 2.8% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,631 | Poland ME | 6,098 | $86K | 16.6% | 2.3% | 8% | B |
| 1,632 | Ellenton FL | 5,133 | $71K | 7.2% | 5.0% | 7% | B |
| 1,633 | Gulf Breeze FL | 7,067 | $104K | 6.0% | 7.8% | 13% | B |
| 1,634 | Delavan WI | 9,228 | $65K | 10.2% | 3.3% | 21% | B |
| 1,635 | Wayne Township OH | 9,371 | $86K | 9.3% | 5.8% | 9% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,227 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Gulf Breeze, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
29% of Gulf Breeze works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gulf Breeze workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Breeze | – | B | B | 24 min | $104,050 |
| Pensacola | 26% | C+ | A− | 22 min | $74,212 |
| Oriole Beach | under 2% | A− | C+ | 30 min | $88,154 |
| Midway | 3% | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $96,041 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pensacola. Darker towns draw more of Gulf Breeze’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 Gulf Breeze: questions
What is the median household income in Gulf Breeze?
$104,050 (±$18,756) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gulf Breeze?
6.0%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gulf Breeze?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gulf Breeze work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pensacola (26%, 5 mi), Ferry Pass (6%, 11 mi), Brent (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Gulf Breeze walkable?
Gulf Breeze is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gulf Breeze without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gulf Breeze, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gulf Breeze
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.