Fewer people are out of work in Indian Harbour Beach (1.8%) than in 87% of U.S. towns
Only 5% work in Indian Harbour Beach itself; outside it, Melbourne draws the most (20%, 5 miles). Indian Harbour Beach grades A− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 75% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Indian Harbour Beach, in brief
Indian Harbour Beach and Melbourne trade workers both ways
Melbourne is the top workplace for Indian Harbour Beach residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Indian Harbour Beach come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Indian Harbour Beach
63% of Indian Harbour Beach residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 43% of the jobs based in Indian Harbour Beach pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Indian Harbour Beach are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 28 across Florida. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Florida worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% 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 ↓
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.
The four measures behind Indian Harbour Beach’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Indian Harbour Beach is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #127 of 638 in Florida. Unemployment holds Indian Harbour Beach’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (10.2%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Indian Harbour Beach could be anywhere from B− to A.
The towns that employ Indian Harbour Beach’s residents
Where Indian Harbour Beach clocks in
20% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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 Indian Harbour Beach: 2,120 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Indian Harbour Beach, 2014 → 2024: 1,860 → 2,120. 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 Harbour Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Indian Harbour Beach’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Indian Harbour Beach workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,873 commuters (the 19% 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 commute from Indian Harbour Beach, by distance
About 32% 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.
In and out of Indian Harbour Beach on a workday
On a workday 3,146 residents head out to work, 175 work right here, and 1,945 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,700 people are in Indian Harbour Beach on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.64 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.
The commute in Indian Harbour Beach is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Indian Harbour Beach is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns, #329 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below 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 3,531 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 57% 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 0.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 51% 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). 2.3% of Indian Harbour Beach households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Indian Harbour Beach’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Indian Harbour Beach is 942nd among 2,907 U.S. towns of 6,200 to 12,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
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| 40 | Southwest Ranches FL | 7,773 | $161K | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 184 | Neptune Beach FL | 7,020 | $119K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 345 | Westlake FL | 9,042 | $132K | 3.2% | 2.8% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 940 | New Boston NH | 6,276 | $154K | 6.3% | 4.0% | 5% | A− |
| 941 | Marcy NY | 8,232 | $93K | 8.3% | 2.5% | 7% | A− |
| 942 | Indian Harbour Beach FL | 8,914 | $97K | 10.2% | 1.8% | 5% | A− |
| 943 | Standish ME | 11,000 | $105K | 7.3% | 2.4% | 7% | A− |
| 944 | Maynard MA | 10,703 | $124K | 8.3% | 5.5% | 8% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,907 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Indian Harbour Beach, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Next door is work for 24% of Indian Harbour Beach
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Indian Harbour Beach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Harbour Beach | – | A− | B+ | 23 min | $97,254 |
| Satellite Beach | 2% | B+ | A− | 28 min | $119,134 |
| Melbourne | 20% | C+ | A | 23 min | $66,991 |
| Merritt Island | 2% | B+ | B | 25 min | $94,012 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Melbourne. Darker towns draw more of Indian Harbour Beach’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 Harbour Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Indian Harbour Beach?
$97,254 (±$16,396) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Indian Harbour Beach?
10.2%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Indian Harbour Beach?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Indian Harbour Beach work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Melbourne (20%, 5 mi), Palm Bay (9%, 15 mi), Orlando (5%, 49 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Indian Harbour Beach walkable?
Indian Harbour Beach is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 12.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Indian Harbour Beach without a car?
0% 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 Indian Harbour Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Indian Harbour Beach
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.