How Lazy Lake works: jobs, income and commuting
No jobs are based in Lazy Lake in the Census job records; 16 of its residents work elsewhere. At home: 43% of workers have no commute at all (Florida 16%). Hardly any work in Lazy Lake; the top destination outside it is Fort Lauderdale (38%, 1 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Lazy Lake for work, and who comes in
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22 people are in Lazy Lake on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Commuting out of Lazy Lake: the destinations
Where Lazy Lake clocks in
38% of workers
6% 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.
Working from home in Lazy Lake
of Lazy Lake workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4 commuters (the 43% 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 Lazy Lake, by distance
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.
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 Lazy Lake: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lazy Lake?
31.8%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lazy Lake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Lauderdale (38%, 1 mi), Wilton Manors (6%, 0 mi), Orange City (6%, 204 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lazy Lake 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 Lazy Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lazy Lake
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.