Most of Liberty Triangle commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
2,465 jobs are based in Liberty Triangle, against 8,095 working residents. The two grades for Liberty Triangle are B− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Liberty Triangle apart on work
One in three of Liberty Triangle works in Ocala
2,707 working residents, 33%, have their main job in Ocala, 8.1 miles away across the town line. That’s 8 times as many as work in Liberty Triangle itself. The commute map ↓
Liberty Triangle is a place people come home to
There are 2,465 jobs based in Liberty Triangle, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Liberty Triangle
51% of Liberty Triangle residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 33% of the jobs based in Liberty Triangle pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% 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 ↓
Liberty Triangle has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Liberty Triangle went from 1,798 in 2013 to 2,465 in 2023, +37%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Liberty Triangle
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Liberty Triangle is better than 47% of U.S. towns, #367 of 638 in Florida. The poverty rate holds Liberty Triangle’s grade up (8.6%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($64,943, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Liberty Triangle could be anywhere from C to B+.
33% of working residents work in Ocala
Where Liberty Triangle clocks in
33% of workers
3% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Liberty Triangle
On a workday 7,801 residents head out to work, 294 work right here, and 2,171 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19,000 people are in Liberty Triangle on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
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 kinds of work in Liberty Triangle
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Liberty Triangle, 2013 → 2023: 1,798 → 2,465. 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 Liberty Triangle’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Liberty Triangle
About 35% 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.
About 29 minutes each way for Liberty Triangle’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Liberty Triangle workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,832 commuters (the 10% 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.
In Liberty Triangle, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Liberty Triangle is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns, #561 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% 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 8,735 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.0% of Liberty Triangle households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Liberty Triangle’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,183rd of 1,688: where Liberty Triangle ranks among U.S. towns of 17,000 to 34,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 49 | Pinecrest FL | 18,635 | $206K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Lake Butler FL | 17,125 | $183K | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 92 | Palm Valley FL | 19,796 | $117K | 4.2% | 1.2% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,181 | Jackson Township IN | 23,633 | $62K | 15.0% | 2.2% | 38% | B− |
| 1,182 | Blooming Grove NY | 18,418 | $96K | 13.8% | 6.8% | 9% | B− |
| 1,183 | Liberty Triangle FL | 24,888 | $65K | 8.6% | 4.2% | 4% | B− |
| 1,184 | South Holland IL | 20,749 | $85K | 14.4% | 11.5% | 7% | B− |
| 1,185 | Round Lake Beach IL | 26,902 | $86K | 14.8% | 7.6% | 4% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,688 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Liberty Triangle, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Work next door: 33% of Liberty Triangle’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Liberty Triangle workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Triangle | – | B− | C | 29 min | $64,943 |
| Ocala | 33% | C− | A− | 19 min | $56,376 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ocala. Darker towns draw more of Liberty Triangle’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 Liberty Triangle: questions
What is the median household income in Liberty Triangle?
$64,943 (±$7,214) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Liberty Triangle?
8.6%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Liberty Triangle?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Liberty Triangle work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ocala (33%, 8 mi), Gainesville (3%, 42 mi), On Top of the World (2%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Liberty Triangle walkable?
Liberty Triangle is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Liberty Triangle 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 Liberty Triangle, from the people who make the trip.
More of Liberty Triangle
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.