Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0Tallahassee draws about two in three of Miccosukee’s working residents
Hardly any work in Miccosukee; the top destination outside it is Tallahassee (67%, 16 miles). 5% of workers have no commute at all; Florida has 16%. A typical one-way commute lasts 35 minutes, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Miccosukee
On a workday 180 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Miccosukee on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.08 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Miccosukee goes to work
Where Miccosukee clocks in
67% of workers
3% of workers
2% 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.
In Miccosukee, 50% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
14 jobs are based in Miccosukee.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Miccosukee, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 14. 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 Miccosukee’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Miccosukee spends getting to work: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Miccosukee workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 207 commuters (the 5% 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.
Half of Miccosukee commutes less than 17 miles
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.
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 Miccosukee: questions
What is the median household income in Miccosukee?
$128,681 (±$121,201) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Miccosukee?
8.4%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Miccosukee?
35 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Miccosukee work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Miccosukee 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 Miccosukee, from the people who make the trip.
More of Miccosukee
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.