Photo: The original uploader was Baylink at English Wikipedia.. Copyright 2005 Jay R. Ashworth. · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Largo earn less than those in 70% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 5.7 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 6.0 in Tampa. The poverty rate is 13.1%; Florida has 12.6%. Largo grades B− for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Largo: the figures worth knowing
Largo’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Largo is better than 48% of U.S. towns, #359 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Largo’s grade up (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($62,096, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Largo could be anywhere from C+ to B.
The workday shuffle in and out of Largo
On a workday 31,407 residents head out to work, 5,810 work right here, and 55,008 people come in from elsewhere.
About 104,000 people are in Largo on a workday afternoon, 29% more than live here.
1.6 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.
Who travels to work in Largo, and from where
Where Largo clocks in
11% of workers
11% 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.
What work there is in Largo: 60,818 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Largo, 2013 → 2023: 60,143 → 60,818. 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 Largo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes to work from Largo
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Largo workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 33,999 commuters (the 13% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Largo
About 15% 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Largo
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Largo is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns, #171 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.2% 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 39,154 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 95% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 8% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 86% 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). 8.6% of Largo households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Largo’s commuters take a bus or train.
Largo places 401st of 571 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 56,000 to 109,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Weston FL | 69,588 | $140K | 6.1% | 3.9% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 85 | Horizon West FL | 67,416 | $127K | 7.3% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 153 | Palm Beach Gardens FL | 63,883 | $107K | 7.2% | 3.9% | 17% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 399 | Plainfield NJ | 57,141 | $86K | 15.5% | 8.9% | 6% | B− |
| 400 | Lakewood WA | 62,755 | $75K | 13.2% | 5.7% | 15% | B− |
| 401 | Largo FL | 80,690 | $62K | 13.1% | 4.8% | 16% | B− |
| 402 | Bloomington IN | 83,307 | $50K | 29.8% | 6.6% | 49% | B− |
| 403 | Tamarac FL | 74,134 | $62K | 13.0% | 5.2% | 4% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 571 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 51% | 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 Largo, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Next door is work for 18% of Largo
The biggest share goes to Clearwater (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Largo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largo | – | B− | A− | 25 min | $62,096 |
| South Highpoint | under 2% | C | A | 20 min | $61,105 |
| Ridgecrest | under 2% | C− | B | 24 min | $50,428 |
| Belleair Bluffs | under 2% | B− | A+ | 22 min | $58,953 |
| Harbor Bluffs | under 2% | A | B− | 26 min | $140,972 |
| Clearwater | 11% | B− | A+ | 23 min | $66,381 |
| Pinellas Park | 7% | B− | A− | 23 min | $63,432 |
| Belleair | under 2% | A− | B+ | 20 min | $117,083 |
| Indian Rocks Beach | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 25 min | $98,611 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Largo’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 Largo: questions
What is the median household income in Largo?
$62,096 (±$1,982) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Largo?
13.1%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Largo?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Largo work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clearwater (11%, 5 mi), St. Petersburg (11%, 13 mi), Tampa (8%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Largo walkable?
Largo is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 13.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Largo without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 8% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Largo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Largo
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.