Photo: Excel23, Michael Seeley from Melbourne, FL, United States · CC BY 2.0Jobs and earnings in Melbourne Village, and the trip to work
Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. Hardly any work in Melbourne Village itself; outside it, Melbourne draws the most (27%, 2 miles). Melbourne Village has 203 jobs for 269 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Melbourne Village
In and out of Melbourne Village on a workday
On a workday 269 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 203 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Melbourne Village on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.75 per resident).
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 Melbourne Village: the destinations
Where Melbourne Village clocks in
27% 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.
Jobs in Melbourne Village: what the 203 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Melbourne Village, 2014 → 2024: 136 → 203. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Melbourne Village’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 24 minutes in Melbourne Village
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Melbourne Village workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 225 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.
The distance from Melbourne Village to work
About 29% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns next door employ 35% of Melbourne Village
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Melbourne Village workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Village | – | — | — | 24 min | $100,000 |
| West Melbourne | 8% | B+ | B | 23 min | $92,986 |
| Melbourne | 27% | C+ | A | 23 min | $66,991 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Melbourne. Darker towns draw more of Melbourne Village’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 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 Melbourne Village: questions
What is the median household income in Melbourne Village?
$100,000 (±$5,349) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Melbourne Village?
6.4%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Melbourne Village?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Melbourne Village work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Melbourne (27%, 2 mi), West Melbourne (8%, 3 mi), Rockledge (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Melbourne Village without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Melbourne Village, from the people who make the trip.
More of Melbourne Village
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.