Horizon West’s household incomes are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 31% of workers, next to 16% for Florida as a whole. 7.3% of residents live below the poverty line, where Florida as a whole has 12.6%. Horizon West grades A for jobs and income and B for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Horizon West at work: what stands out
Jobs in Horizon West have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Horizon West went from 1,398 in 2014 to 7,118 in 2024, +409%. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Horizon West
31% of Horizon West workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. Time on the road ↓
Horizon West is a place people come home to
There are 7,118 jobs based in Horizon West, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Horizon West has about 43,000 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Horizon West draws workers from far and wide
The 7,118 jobs in Horizon West are filled from a wide area. Horizon West’s own residents hold 14% and the ten next-biggest home towns 24%; the other 62% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Horizon West
61% of Horizon West residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 40% of the jobs based in Horizon West pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Horizon West’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Horizon West is better than 88% of U.S. towns, #44 of 638 in Florida. Household income is its strongest input ($127,335, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Horizon West could be anywhere from A− to A+.
What work there is in Horizon West: 7,118 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Horizon West, 2014 → 2024: 1,398 → 7,118. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Horizon West’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Horizon West, about 27 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Horizon West workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23,913 commuters (the 31% 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.
In and out of Horizon West on a workday
On a workday 30,496 residents head out to work, 984 work right here, and 6,134 people come in from elsewhere.
About 43,000 people are in Horizon West on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.23 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 2024, primary jobs.
23% of working residents work in Lake Buena Vista
Where Horizon West clocks in
23% of workers
19% 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.
The commute from Horizon West, by distance
About 17% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Driving is how Horizon West gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Horizon West is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns, #416 of 638 in Florida. Both inputs place Horizon West 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 34,801 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 91% 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). 1.6% of Horizon West households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Horizon West’s commuters take a bus or train.
Horizon West next to U.S. towns of 47,000 to 91,000: 108th of 660 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 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 79 | Weston FL | 69,588 | $140K | 6.1% | 3.9% | 13% | A |
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| 106 | Bentonville AR | 63,057 | $113K | 5.2% | 3.1% | 42% | A |
| 107 | Royal Oak MI | 57,583 | $101K | 6.2% | 3.5% | 8% | A |
| 108 | Horizon West FL | 67,416 | $127K | 7.3% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| 109 | Severn MD | 58,402 | $134K | 5.7% | 4.6% | 5% | A |
| 110 | East Brunswick Township NJ | 50,678 | $143K | 5.8% | 4.7% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 135 | Coral Gables FL | 49,578 | $134K | 9.4% | 3.6% | 18% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 188 | Palm Beach Gardens FL | 63,883 | $107K | 7.2% | 3.9% | 16% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 660 | Pahrump NV | 47,347 | $62K | 13.7% | 8.5% | 27% | 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 Horizon West, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
How Horizon West compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bay Lake (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Horizon West workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon West | – | A | B | 27 min | $127,335 |
| Bay Lake | 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Winter Garden | 2% | B | B+ | 27 min | $106,495 |
| Four Corners | 2% | B− | B− | 31 min | $72,879 |
| Lake Butler | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 28 min | $182,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bay Lake: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Horizon West’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 2024, 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 Horizon West: questions
What is the median household income in Horizon West?
$127,335 (±$11,402) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Horizon West?
7.3%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Horizon West?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Horizon West work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lake Buena Vista (23%, 7 mi), Orlando (19%, 18 mi), Celebration (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Horizon West walkable?
Horizon West is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Horizon West without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Horizon West, from the people who make the trip.
More of Horizon West
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.