Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Heritage Bay
29% of workers have no commute at all (Florida 16%). Hardly any work in Heritage Bay; the top destination outside it is Naples (6%, 12 miles). Commuters spend 30 minutes getting to work on average, next to 28 for Florida and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Heritage Bay stands out on work
A big share show a job far from home
51% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Heritage Bay
29% of Heritage Bay workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. 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 281 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many miles Heritage Bay commutes
About 51% 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.
Time on the road from Heritage Bay: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Heritage Bay workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 73 commuters (the 29% 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.
Who works in Heritage Bay, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 279 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 176 people come in from elsewhere.
About 700 people are in Heritage Bay on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.63 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.
The places Heritage Bay commutes to
Where Heritage Bay clocks in
6% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Most jobs in Heritage Bay are in services
178 jobs are based in Heritage Bay.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Heritage Bay, 2013 → 2023: 119 → 178. 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 Heritage Bay’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Heritage Bay: questions
What is the median household income in Heritage Bay?
$127,422 (±$32,607) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Heritage Bay?
2.7%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Heritage Bay?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Heritage Bay work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Naples (6%, 12 mi), Bonita Springs (4%, 9 mi), Jacksonville (3%, 280 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Heritage Bay 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 Heritage Bay, from the people who make the trip.
More of Heritage Bay
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.