Households in Homestead Base earn less than in almost any other U.S. town
87.7% of residents are in poverty (Florida 12.6%). Household incomes here are among the lowest in the country. Jobs and income earn Homestead Base C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Homestead Base in brief
Homestead Base’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Homestead Base is Miami, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (70) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Homestead Base are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 28 across Florida. That’s about 100 hours a year less on the road than the typical Florida worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Homestead Base workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 359 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Homestead Base: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Homestead Base is better than 18% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Homestead Base’s grade up (ahead of 82% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($7,969, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (21.6%) is left out: Homestead Base’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Homestead Base stays C−.
How many miles Homestead Base commutes
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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
From Homestead Base, about 15 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Homestead Base workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 139 commuters (the 1% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Homestead Base
On a workday 358 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 260 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.
0.73 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.
19% of working residents work in Miami
Where Homestead Base clocks in
19% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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 Homestead Base are in services
261 jobs are based in Homestead Base.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Homestead Base, 2013 → 2023: 242 → 261. 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 Homestead Base’s own residents hold wherever they work.
For jobs and income, Homestead Base is 2,640th of 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Fisher Island FL | 1,026 | $250K | 3.8% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 78 | Golden Beach FL | 1,029 | $236K | 7.1% | 2.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 211 | Yalaha FL | 1,404 | $121K | 0.0% | 0.0% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,638 | Dodson Branch TN | 1,425 | $74K | 26.1% | 10.4% | <1% | C− |
| 2,639 | Marcellus MI | 1,045 | $53K | 16.4% | 6.0% | 9% | C− |
| 2,640 | Homestead Base FL | 1,125 | $8K | 87.7% | 21.6% | <1% | C− |
| 2,641 | Warsaw IL | 1,436 | $59K | 11.8% | 14.6% | 9% | C− |
| 2,642 | St. Francisville LA | 1,484 | $57K | 27.0% | 5.8% | 19% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Homestead Base, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Work in the towns next to Homestead Base
The biggest share goes to Homestead (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Homestead Base workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead Base | – | C− | — | 15 min | $7,969 |
| Homestead | 4% | C+ | A− | 36 min | $65,423 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Homestead Base’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 Homestead Base: questions
What is the median household income in Homestead Base?
$7,969 (±$4,743) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Homestead Base?
87.7%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Homestead Base?
15 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Homestead Base work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami (19%, 23 mi), Doral (6%, 23 mi), Homestead (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Homestead Base without a car?
21% of commuters take transit and 65% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Homestead Base, from the people who make the trip.
More of Homestead Base
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.