Photo: Ven-Lib · CC BY-SA 4.0More people are out of work in Hollywood (6.5%) than in 78% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 5.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 31.0 in Miami. Hollywood grades C+ for jobs and income and A for walkability. About one in seven work in Hollywood; the top destination outside it is Fort Lauderdale (10%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Hollywood: the gist
Hollywood trades workers with the towns around it
Hollywood has about as many jobs (65,381) as working residents (62,945), but they are mostly different people: 54,617 residents leave for work each day while 57,053 people come in. Only 13% of the jobs in Hollywood are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Hollywood draws workers from far and wide
The 65,381 jobs in Hollywood are filled from a wide area. Hollywood’s own residents hold 13% and the ten next-biggest home towns 31%; the other 56% 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Hollywood
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hollywood is better than 44% of U.S. towns, #390 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Hollywood’s grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hollywood could be anywhere from C+ to B−.
Who commutes out of Hollywood, and who commutes in
On a workday 54,617 residents head out to work, 8,328 work right here, and 57,053 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 (1.04 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.
Where Hollywood goes to work
Where Hollywood clocks in
10% 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.
What work there is in Hollywood: 65,381 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hollywood, 2013 → 2023: 55,924 → 65,381. 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 Hollywood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Hollywood: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hollywood workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 68,820 commuters (the 13% 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 far Hollywood’s workers travel
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Hollywood
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hollywood is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns, #69 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 5.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, above the 3.6% across Florida.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 79,082 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 97% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 33% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.8 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). 8.2% of Hollywood households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Hollywood’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
How Hollywood ranks: 136th of 214 U.S. towns of 110,000 to 212,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearland TX | 129,930 | $119K | 4.1% | 3.3% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Smithtown NY | 116,847 | $153K | 4.2% | 3.9% | 16% | A |
| 3 | Berkeley CA | 121,911 | $108K | 17.3% | 5.6% | 21% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | Riverview FL | 113,697 | $100K | 7.5% | 4.3% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Miramar FL | 142,570 | $89K | 8.5% | 4.5% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Coral Springs FL | 138,783 | $94K | 7.6% | 5.1% | 13% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 134 | Visalia CA | 146,541 | $82K | 11.5% | 6.9% | 44% | B− |
| 135 | Provo UT | 114,527 | $64K | 23.0% | 5.1% | 30% | B− |
| 136 | Hollywood FL | 157,019 | $67K | 14.7% | 6.5% | 13% | C+ |
| 137 | Wilmington NC | 126,809 | $67K | 16.0% | 4.3% | 49% | C+ |
| 138 | Hampton VA | 137,315 | $70K | 12.7% | 6.3% | 25% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 214 | Macon-Bibb County GA | 157,556 | $51K | 24.7% | 8.1% | 53% | 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 Hollywood, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Hollywood and its neighbors: 20% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hollywood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood | – | C+ | A | 29 min | $67,203 |
| Dania Beach | 2% | C | A | 28 min | $52,748 |
| Pembroke Pines | 4% | B+ | B | 30 min | $85,104 |
| Davie | 4% | B | A− | 29 min | $87,250 |
| Hallandale Beach | under 3% | C | A | 30 min | $52,340 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 10% | B | A | 26 min | $83,130 |
| Pembroke Park | under 3% | C+ | A+ | 33 min | $52,928 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Fort Lauderdale. Darker towns draw more of Hollywood’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 Hollywood: questions
What is the median household income in Hollywood?
$67,203 (±$2,793) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hollywood?
14.7%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hollywood?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hollywood work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Lauderdale (10%, 8 mi), Miami (7%, 18 mi), Sunrise (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hollywood walkable?
Hollywood is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.8 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hollywood without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 33% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hollywood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hollywood
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.