Anderson, William, General Merchandise Store · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0More people are out of work in Naranja (8.9%) than in 92% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are lower than in 83% of U.S. towns. Naranja grades C− for jobs and income and A for walkability. Only 1% stay in Naranja for work; outside it, Miami is the main destination (15%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Naranja at work: what stands out
Naranja is a place people come home to
There are 1,121 jobs based in Naranja, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Naranja has about 12,000 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Naranja has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Naranja went from 737 in 2013 to 1,121 in 2023, +52%. The jobs ↓
Naranja’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Naranja is Miami, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (787) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Naranja 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 ↓
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.
Naranja’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Naranja is better than 19% of U.S. towns, #576 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Naranja’s grade up (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (30.3%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Naranja could be anywhere from D to B−.
How many people are in Naranja by day
On a workday 5,051 residents head out to work, 63 work right here, and 1,058 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Naranja on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.22 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.
What work there is in Naranja: 1,121 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Naranja, 2013 → 2023: 737 → 1,121. 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 Naranja’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Naranja
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.
From Naranja, about 33 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Naranja workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,067 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.
Where people from Naranja work
Where Naranja clocks in
15% of workers
6% 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.
Naranja is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.1% 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 6,914 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 72% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 13.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 95% 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). 15.2% of Naranja households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Naranja’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,109 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000, Naranja comes 1,880th on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,878 | Marietta OH | 13,053 | $48K | 19.1% | 4.7% | 36% | C− |
| 1,879 | Pittsburg KS | 20,569 | $43K | 29.6% | 4.0% | 49% | C− |
| 1,880 | Naranja FL | 15,796 | $54K | 30.3% | 8.9% | 1% | C− |
| 1,881 | Wisconsin Rapids WI | 18,654 | $55K | 14.8% | 6.6% | 29% | C− |
| 1,882 | Valle Vista CA | 18,602 | $67K | 16.7% | 8.7% | 3% | 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 Naranja, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Naranja and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Naranja workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naranja | – | C− | A | 33 min | $53,984 |
| Princeton | under 2% | B | A | 41 min | $83,426 |
| Leisure City | under 2% | C | A− | 34 min | $41,977 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Naranja’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 Naranja: questions
What is the median household income in Naranja?
$53,984 (±$16,016) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Naranja?
30.3%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Naranja?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Naranja work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami (15%, 22 mi), Homestead (6%, 4 mi), Kendall (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Naranja walkable?
Naranja is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 15.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Naranja without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. 72% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Naranja, from the people who make the trip.
More of Naranja
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.