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Jobs & commute in Layton

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Layton works elsewhere

Home is the office for 0% of workers (Florida 16%). There are 13 jobs in Layton for 101 working residents. Hardly any work in Layton itself; outside it, Marathon draws the most (21%, 15 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Layton on a workday afternoon

On a workday 101 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.

101live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
13work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night210
Workday120
210live here− 100head out to work+ 13come in to work= 120on a workday

About 120 people are in Layton on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.13jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Layton: the destinations

LaytonKey West: 7 residents work here (7%)Florida CityMedley: 2 residents work here (2%)Islamorada, Village of Islands: 7 residents work here (7%)Miami Beach: 3 residents work here (3%)Marathon: 21 residents work here (21%)Homestead: 2 residents work here (2%)Hialeah: 2 residents work here (2%)Miami: 3 residents work here (3%)Duck Key: 5 residents work here (5%)Tavernier: 4 residents work here (4%)GouldsPalm CityMarathonKey WestIslamorada, Village of IslandsDuck KeyTavernierMiami BeachLayton
1
Marathon14.7 mi away
21%21
2
Key West63 mi away
7%7
4
Duck Key7 mi away
5%5
5
Tavernier24.1 mi away
4%4
6
Miami Beach80 mi away
3%3
7
Miami75.8 mi away
3%3
8
Medley77.1 mi away
2%2
9
Homestead49.9 mi away
2%2
10
Hialeah79 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%45
The top trips

Where Layton clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

Jobs based in LaytonJobs Layton residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%9%
Trade, transport & utilities15%21%
Services: health, schools, offices85%70%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month69%27%
Over $3,333 a month31%59%

Who does it

29 or younger23%10%
30 to 5446%57%
55 and older31%33%
−79%

Jobs based in Layton, 2013 → 2023: 62 → 13. 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 Layton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 23 minutes to work from Layton

A year of commuting
174 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Layton23 min
Florida28 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Layton workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Layton gets to work
92%Drive alone
5%Walk
3%Bike

Share of the 66 commuters (the 0% 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

Layton’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMarathon: 21% · 14.7 miKey West: 7% · 63 miIslamorada, Village of Islands: 7% · 20.4 miDuck Key: 5% · 7 miTavernier: 4% · 24.1 miMiami Beach: 3% · 80 miMiami: 3% · 75.8 miMedley: 2% · 77.1 miHomestead: 2% · 49.9 miHialeah: 2% · 79 miMarathon 21%Islamorada, Village of Islands 7%Duck Key 5%Tavernier 4%Layton
LaytonTop destinations (size = commuters)
18%Under 10 mi18 residents
23%10–24 mi23 residents
4%25–50 mi4 residents
55%Over 50 mi56 residents

About 55% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Layton: questions

What is the median household income in Layton?

$149,583 (±$70,884) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Layton?

5.1%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Layton?

23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Layton work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marathon (21%, 15 mi), Key West (7%, 63 mi), Islamorada, Village of Islands (7%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Layton 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 Layton, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Layton

Layton home →

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.