Gulfport Casino · Photo: Jennywest1600 · CC BY-SA 3.0Gulfport has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B−: better than 46% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #374 of 638 in Florida.
Walkability A+: more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns · #27 of 638 in Florida.
Household incomes here are lower than in 56% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 23 minutes each way (Florida 28, U.S. 26). Only 7% work in Gulfport; the top destination outside it is St. Petersburg (24%, 4 miles).
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.7 transit trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 6.0 in Tampa (EPA, 2020 schedules).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Gulfport
Gulfport and St. Petersburg trade workers both ways
St. Petersburg is the top workplace for Gulfport residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Gulfport come from (32% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Gulfport
24% of Gulfport workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Gulfport are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 28 across Florida. That’s about 38 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.
What’s behind Gulfport’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Gulfport is better than 46% of U.S. towns, #374 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Gulfport’s grade up (ahead of 86% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.2%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Gulfport could be anywhere from C to B+.
24% of working residents work in St. Petersburg
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Gulfport clocks in
24% of workers
9% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 23 minutes each way, quicker than most of Florida
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gulfport workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,678 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.
Gulfport quiets down on a workday
On a workday 4,370 residents head out to work, 340 work right here, and 1,487 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,500 people are in Gulfport on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.39 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.
What the 1,827 jobs in Gulfport are
1,827 jobs are based in Gulfport. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Gulfport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gulfport, 2013 → 2023: 1,379 → 1,827. 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.
Half of Gulfport commutes less than 11 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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.
Gulfport is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Gulfport is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns, #27 of 638 in Florida. Both inputs place Gulfport 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 4,852 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, 65% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 83% 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). 5.4% of Gulfport households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Gulfport’s commuters take a bus or train.
Gulfport is 1,611th of 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Gulfport, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
| # | 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 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 235 | Key Biscayne FL | 14,815 | $182K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 301 | Asbury Lake FL | 14,458 | $101K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 322 | Westlake FL | 9,042 | $132K | 3.2% | 2.8% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,609 | Coxsackie NY | 8,079 | $88K | 12.7% | 3.9% | 15% | B− |
| 1,610 | Tate Township OH | 9,527 | $78K | 11.1% | 3.5% | 7% | B− |
| 1,611 | Gulfport FL | 11,404 | $71K | 13.4% | 6.2% | 7% | B− |
| 1,612 | White City OR | 10,750 | $71K | 14.3% | 3.4% | 4% | B− |
| 1,613 | Beebe AR | 9,377 | $59K | 15.1% | 2.8% | 14% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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.
24% of Gulfport works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to St. Petersburg (24%). Darker towns draw more of Gulfport’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gulfport workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfport | – | B− | A+ | 23 min | $71,203 |
| Bear Creek | under 2% | A | B | 26 min | $66,923 |
| St. Petersburg | 24% | B | A | 26 min | $75,192 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Gulfport: questions
What is the median household income in Gulfport?
$71,203 (±$3,990) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gulfport?
13.4%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gulfport?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gulfport work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Petersburg (24%, 4 mi), Tampa (9%, 21 mi), Largo (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Gulfport walkable?
Gulfport is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.9 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gulfport without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 65% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gulfport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gulfport
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.