Photo: Boston Public Library · CC BY 2.0Indian Creek draws 134 commuters a day, with 5.4 jobs for every working resident
38% of workers work from home, where Florida as a whole has 16%. Employers in Indian Creek report 134 jobs, and 25 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Indian Creek; the top destination outside it is Miami Beach (36%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Indian Creek for work, and who comes in
On a workday 25 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 200 people are in Indian Creek on a workday afternoon, 127% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that send workers to Indian Creek
Where Indian Creek clocks in
36% of workers
12% of workers
8% 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.
Indian Creek is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Indian Creek, 2014 → 2024: 58 → 134. 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 Indian Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Indian Creek takes about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Indian Creek workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10 commuters (the 38% 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 it is to work from Indian Creek
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.
Around Indian Creek: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Indian Creek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek | – | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Surfside | under 4% | B+ | A+ | 32 min | $100,208 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Indian Creek’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 Indian Creek: questions
What is the poverty rate in Indian Creek?
12.8%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Indian Creek?
39 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 38% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Indian Creek work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami Beach (36%, 5 mi), Miami (12%, 8 mi), North Miami (8%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Indian Creek 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 Indian Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Indian Creek
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.