Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Miami Lakes are higher than in 78% of U.S. towns
6.0% of residents live below the poverty line; Florida has 12.6%. For jobs and income Miami Lakes is better than 91% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (A−). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 31.0 in Miami.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Miami Lakes apart on work
Miami Lakes is the work center of its corner
Every town that borders Miami Lakes (Hialeah, Country Club and Palm Springs North) has fewer jobs than working residents, while Miami Lakes has 1.6 per resident. Next door ↓
Miami Lakes workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 28 across Florida. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Miami Lakes draws workers from far and wide
The 23,239 jobs in Miami Lakes are filled from a wide area. Miami Lakes’ own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 40%; the other 55% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Miami Lakes
Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Miami Lakes could be anywhere from A− to A+.
About 33 minutes to work from Miami Lakes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Miami Lakes workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15,536 commuters (the 11% 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.
Where Miami Lakes’ workforce comes from
Where Miami Lakes clocks in
18% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
Who works in Miami Lakes, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 12,989 residents head out to work, 1,243 work right here, and 21,996 people come in from elsewhere.
About 42,000 people are in Miami Lakes on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Jobs in Miami Lakes: what the 23,239 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Miami Lakes, 2013 → 2023: 23,066 → 23,239. 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 Miami Lakes’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Miami Lakes
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.
Miami Lakes is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.4% 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 17,513 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 93% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 69% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 80% 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). 3.5% of Miami Lakes households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Miami Lakes’ commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Miami Lakes is 220th among 1,315 U.S. towns of 23,000 to 45,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 84 | Parkland FL | 39,186 | $199K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 88 | Jacksonville Beach FL | 23,615 | $121K | 4.8% | 1.8% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 100 | Palmetto Bay FL | 24,886 | $142K | 5.8% | 2.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 218 | Bethlehem Township PA | 26,769 | $119K | 5.1% | 3.1% | 8% | A |
| 219 | Westchase FL | 24,885 | $124K | 5.3% | 3.6% | 4% | A |
| 220 | Miami Lakes FL | 33,067 | $102K | 6.0% | 3.1% | 9% | A |
| 221 | Westlake OH | 33,904 | $112K | 4.9% | 3.5% | 15% | A |
| 222 | Sachse TX | 32,834 | $132K | 3.3% | 5.2% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,315 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Miami Lakes, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Miami Lakes and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Hialeah (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Miami Lakes workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Lakes | – | A | A− | 33 min | $101,557 |
| Hialeah | 9% | B− | A | 29 min | $55,594 |
| Country Club | under 3% | B | A− | 36 min | $75,212 |
| Palm Springs North | under 3% | A | B+ | 30 min | $99,438 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Miami Lakes’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 Miami Lakes: questions
What is the median household income in Miami Lakes?
$101,557 (±$5,871) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Miami Lakes?
6.0%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Miami Lakes?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Miami Lakes work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami (18%, 12 mi), Hialeah (9%, 3 mi), Doral (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Miami Lakes walkable?
Miami Lakes is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 14.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Miami Lakes without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 69% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Miami Lakes, from the people who make the trip.
More of Miami Lakes
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.