Photo: AccuTour Digital Media Solutions · CC BY 3.0Household incomes in Miramar are higher than in 67% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 31.0 in Miami. 8.5% of residents live below the poverty line, against 12.6% across Florida. The two grades for Miramar are B+ for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Miramar
Stores, warehouses and trucking
44% of the jobs in Miramar are in trade, transport and utilities, against 24% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Miramar has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Miramar went from 28,534 in 2013 to 40,269 in 2023, +41%. The jobs ↓
Miramar draws workers from far and wide
The 40,269 jobs in Miramar are filled from a wide area. Miramar’s own residents hold 10% and the ten next-biggest home towns 31%; the other 59% 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Miramar
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Miramar is better than 74% of U.S. towns, #140 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Miramar’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Miramar could be anywhere from B+ to A−.
What the 40,269 jobs in Miramar are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Miramar, 2013 → 2023: 28,534 → 40,269. 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 Miramar’s own residents hold wherever they work.
13% of working residents work in Miami
Where Miramar clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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.
Miramar quiets down on a workday
On a workday 58,914 residents head out to work, 4,001 work right here, and 36,268 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120,000 people are in Miramar on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.64 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.
Commuting from Miramar: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Miramar workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64,548 commuters (the 13% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Miramar
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.
Miramar is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Miramar is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns, #197 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, above 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 73,947 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 56% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 10% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 82% 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 Miramar households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Miramar’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Ranked on jobs and income, Miramar is 63rd among 253 U.S. towns of 100,000 to 192,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmel IN | 105,634 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 2 | Clay Township IN | 104,932 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 3 | Fishers IN | 104,812 | $130K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 14% | A+ |
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| 59 | Riverview FL | 113,697 | $100K | 7.5% | 4.3% | 6% | B+ |
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| 61 | Simi Valley CA | 124,861 | $122K | 6.4% | 5.0% | 18% | B+ |
| 62 | Huntington Beach CA | 191,451 | $121K | 7.8% | 5.4% | 14% | B+ |
| 63 | Miramar FL | 142,570 | $89K | 8.5% | 4.5% | 6% | B+ |
| 64 | Bloomingdale Township IL | 111,039 | $99K | 8.0% | 5.7% | 14% | B+ |
| 65 | Richardson TX | 118,542 | $98K | 9.7% | 5.0% | 16% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Coral Springs FL | 138,783 | $94K | 7.6% | 5.1% | 13% | B+ |
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| 79 | Pembroke Pines FL | 176,714 | $85K | 10.0% | 4.1% | 10% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 253 | Macon-Bibb County GA | 157,556 | $51K | 24.7% | 8.1% | 53% | 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 Miramar, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Work in the towns next to Miramar
The biggest share goes to Pembroke Pines (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Miramar workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miramar | – | B+ | A− | 31 min | $89,125 |
| Pembroke Pines | 6% | B+ | B | 30 min | $85,104 |
| Miami Gardens | 3% | C+ | A | 32 min | $63,627 |
| Country Club | under 3% | B | A− | 36 min | $75,212 |
| West Park | under 3% | C+ | A | 33 min | $65,952 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Miramar’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 Miramar: questions
What is the median household income in Miramar?
$89,125 (±$5,376) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Miramar?
8.5%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Miramar?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Miramar work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami (13%, 16 mi), Fort Lauderdale (7%, 17 mi), Pembroke Pines (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Miramar walkable?
Miramar is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 10.4 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Miramar without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 10% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Miramar, from the people who make the trip.
More of Miramar
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.