Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Gulf Stream
The average commute takes 22 minutes each way, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. Working from home is the commute for 23% of workers (Florida 16%). Only 2% work in Gulf Stream itself; outside it, Delray Beach draws the most (14%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Gulf Stream apart
Gulf Stream’s workforce skews older
41% of Gulf Stream’s working residents are 55 or older. That’s about two in five. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Gulf Stream are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 28 across Florida. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Florida worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 289 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Gulf Stream
411 jobs are based in Gulf Stream.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gulf Stream, 2013 → 2023: 363 → 411. 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 Stream’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Gulf Stream: about 22 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gulf Stream workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 177 commuters (the 23% 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.
Gulf Stream by day and by night
On a workday 283 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 405 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Gulf Stream on a workday afternoon, 12% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.42 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 towns that employ Gulf Stream’s residents
Where Gulf Stream clocks in
14% of workers
10% of workers
10% 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 distance from Gulf Stream to work
About 17% 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.
24% of Gulf Stream works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gulf Stream workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Stream | – | — | — | 22 min | $226,563 |
| Delray Beach | 14% | B− | A | 23 min | $82,041 |
| Boynton Beach | 10% | B− | A− | 26 min | $70,074 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Delray Beach. Darker towns draw more of Gulf Stream’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 Stream: questions
What is the median household income in Gulf Stream?
$226,563 (±$54,770) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gulf Stream?
6.4%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gulf Stream?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gulf Stream work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Delray Beach (14%, 3 mi), Boynton Beach (10%, 3 mi), Boca Raton (10%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gulf Stream without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gulf Stream, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gulf Stream
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.