Photo: Florida guy 128 · Public domainUnemployment in Hallandale Beach (7.5%) is higher than in 86% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 6.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 31.0 in Miami. For jobs and income Hallandale Beach is better than 28% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (A). Measured by household income, Hallandale Beach is behind 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hallandale Beach and work: the main findings
No single place dominates Hallandale Beach’s commute
The biggest draw, Miami, gets only 8% of working residents, and 52% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Hallandale Beach residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Hallandale Beach draws workers from far and wide
The 11,623 jobs in Hallandale Beach are filled from a wide area. Hallandale Beach’s own residents hold 9% and the ten next-biggest home towns 36%; the other 55% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Hallandale Beach’s grade explained
Job access by car holds Hallandale Beach’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hallandale Beach could be anywhere from C− to C+.
8% of working residents work in Miami
Where Hallandale Beach clocks in
8% of workers
8% 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 daily flow of workers through Hallandale Beach
On a workday 14,380 residents head out to work, 1,102 work right here, and 10,521 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.75 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 11,623 jobs based in Hallandale Beach
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hallandale Beach, 2013 → 2023: 10,551 → 11,623. 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 Hallandale Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Hallandale Beach takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hallandale Beach workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17,151 commuters (the 14% 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 many miles Hallandale Beach commutes
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.
Hallandale Beach is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 19,904 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 88% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 49% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 87% 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). 9.8% of Hallandale Beach households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Hallandale Beach’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hallandale Beach next to U.S. towns of 30,000 to 58,000: 886th of 1,011 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 51 | Parkland FL | 39,186 | $199K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 107 | Fruit Cove FL | 35,877 | $142K | 2.7% | 2.8% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 128 | Cooper City FL | 35,030 | $132K | 5.0% | 4.0% | 5% | A |
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| 884 | DeKalb IL | 40,467 | $46K | 24.9% | 10.2% | 25% | C |
| 885 | Logan UT | 55,576 | $61K | 22.3% | 2.6% | 35% | C |
| 886 | Hallandale Beach FL | 42,698 | $52K | 19.6% | 7.5% | 7% | C |
| 887 | Rock Island IL | 36,225 | $59K | 21.0% | 6.3% | 23% | C |
| 888 | New Bern NC | 34,724 | $61K | 17.3% | 4.6% | 40% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 1,011 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Hallandale Beach, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Bordering towns draw 12% of Hallandale Beach’s workers
The biggest share goes to Hollywood (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hallandale Beach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallandale Beach | – | C | A | 30 min | $52,340 |
| Hollywood | 8% | C+ | A | 29 min | $67,203 |
| Aventura | 4% | B+ | A | 32 min | $89,274 |
| Pembroke Park | under 2% | C+ | A+ | 33 min | $52,928 |
| Ojus | under 2% | B− | A | 31 min | $68,644 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hallandale Beach’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 Hallandale Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Hallandale Beach?
$52,340 (±$5,741) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hallandale Beach?
19.6%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hallandale Beach?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hallandale Beach work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami (8%, 15 mi), Hollywood (8%, 4 mi), Fort Lauderdale (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hallandale Beach walkable?
Hallandale Beach is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.7 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hallandale Beach without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 49% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hallandale Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hallandale Beach
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.