Photo: William “Patrick” Ma… · CC BY-SA 3.0There are 1.8 jobs in Jupiter Island for every working resident, and 525 people commute in
There are 539 jobs in Jupiter Island, against 300 working residents. Only 5% work in Jupiter Island; the top destination outside it is Stuart (8%, 14 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 15 minutes (Florida 28, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Jupiter Island stands out on work
Jupiter Island is where the jobs are
Jupiter Island has 539 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Jupiter Island 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 ↓
Jupiter Island’s workforce skews older
38% of Jupiter Island’s working residents are 55 or older. The jobs ↓
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 300 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jupiter Island by day and by night
On a workday 286 residents head out to work and 14 work right here.
About 1,100 people are in Jupiter Island on a workday afternoon, 28% more than live here.
1.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Time on the road from Jupiter Island: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jupiter Island workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 178 commuters (the 18% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jupiter Island, 2013 → 2023: 493 → 539. 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 Jupiter Island’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting in to Jupiter Island: where workers come from
Where Jupiter Island clocks in
8% of workers
8% 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.
Miles to work from Jupiter Island
About 26% 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.
Around Jupiter Island: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Hobe Sound (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jupiter Island workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiter Island | – | — | — | 15 min | $219,722 |
| Hobe Sound | 7% | C | B+ | 29 min | $63,484 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jupiter Island’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 Jupiter Island: questions
What is the median household income in Jupiter Island?
$219,722 (±$73,401) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jupiter Island?
20.7%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jupiter Island?
15 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jupiter Island work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stuart (8%, 14 mi), Jupiter (8%, 7 mi), Hobe Sound (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jupiter Island without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jupiter Island, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jupiter Island
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.