Most of Myrtle Grove commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
There are 1,947 jobs in Myrtle Grove, against 6,009 working residents. Myrtle Grove grades C− for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.2 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
The work figures that set Myrtle Grove apart
Most Myrtle Grove residents work close to home
63% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
28% of Myrtle Grove works in Pensacola
1,681 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Pensacola, 6.9 miles away. That’s 9 times as many as work in Myrtle Grove itself. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Myrtle Grove’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Myrtle Grove is better than 25% of U.S. towns, #542 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Myrtle Grove’s grade up (ahead of 61% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (8.2%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Myrtle Grove could be anywhere from C− to B−.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Myrtle Grove
About 18% 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.
28% of working residents work in Pensacola
Where Myrtle Grove clocks in
28% 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 commutes out of Myrtle Grove, and who commutes in
On a workday 5,855 residents head out to work, 154 work right here, and 1,793 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Myrtle Grove on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 Myrtle Grove
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Myrtle Grove, 2013 → 2023: 1,907 → 1,947. 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 Myrtle Grove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Myrtle Grove’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Myrtle Grove workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,169 commuters (the 12% 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.
Myrtle Grove is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Myrtle Grove is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns, #37 of 638 in Florida. Both inputs place Myrtle Grove near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,136 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 83% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 24% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 70% 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). 3.0% of Myrtle Grove households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Myrtle Grove’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,763rd of 2,109: where Myrtle Grove ranks among U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 80 | Pinecrest FL | 18,635 | $206K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 103 | Lake Butler FL | 17,125 | $183K | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 135 | Palm Valley FL | 19,796 | $117K | 4.2% | 1.2% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,761 | Blackfoot ID | 13,361 | $64K | 10.6% | 7.8% | 30% | C |
| 1,762 | Orange TX | 19,419 | $63K | 15.4% | 7.7% | 19% | C− |
| 1,763 | Myrtle Grove FL | 15,595 | $68K | 17.7% | 8.2% | 3% | C− |
| 1,764 | El Reno OK | 20,730 | $56K | 19.3% | 6.1% | 28% | C− |
| 1,765 | Dallas OR | 17,890 | $72K | 15.5% | 7.4% | 15% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Myrtle Grove, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Work in the towns next to Myrtle Grove
The biggest share goes to West Pensacola (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Myrtle Grove workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Grove | – | C− | A+ | 24 min | $67,647 |
| Bellview | 2% | C+ | B− | 22 min | $69,890 |
| Warrington | 1% | C− | A− | 23 min | $61,861 |
| West Pensacola | 3% | C− | A+ | 25 min | $40,511 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Myrtle Grove’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 Myrtle Grove: questions
What is the median household income in Myrtle Grove?
$67,647 (±$7,174) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Myrtle Grove?
17.7%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Myrtle Grove?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Myrtle Grove work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pensacola (28%, 7 mi), Ferry Pass (8%, 10 mi), Brent (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Myrtle Grove walkable?
Myrtle Grove is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 10.7 out of 20, and 18% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Myrtle Grove without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 24% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Myrtle Grove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Myrtle Grove
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.