Jones Family Historic District · Photo: National Park Service · Public domainHouseholds in North Key Largo earn more than those in 95% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 0.7 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 31.0 in Miami. The poverty rate is 28.1%; Florida has 12.6%. Jobs and income earn North Key Largo C; getting around on foot earns it A.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in North Key Largo: the gist
North Key Largo fills up on a workday
North Key Largo has 2,398 jobs, 4.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 3,600 people are in town, more than double the 1,800 who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from North Key Largo are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 28 across Florida. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Florida worker. Time on the road ↓
North Key Largo has added jobs fast
Jobs based in North Key Largo went from 1,440 in 2013 to 2,398 in 2023, +67%. The jobs ↓
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; with 590 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Why North Key Largo gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, North Key Largo is better than 35% of U.S. towns. Household income holds North Key Largo’s grade up ($149,605, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down.
Unemployment (2.6%) is left out: North Key Largo’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, North Key Largo could be anywhere from D− to B.
In and out of North Key Largo on a workday
On a workday 491 residents head out to work, 99 work right here, and 2,299 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in North Key Largo on a workday afternoon, 100% more than live here.
4.1 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.
Getting to work from North Key Largo takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Key Largo workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 446 commuters (the 21% 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.
In North Key Largo, services account for most jobs
2,398 jobs are based in North Key Largo.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Key Largo, 2013 → 2023: 1,440 → 2,398. 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 North Key Largo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where North Key Largo’s workers come from
Where North Key Largo clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
How many miles North Key Largo commutes
About 29% 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.
In North Key Largo, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Key Largo is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 18.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.6% across Florida, on an EPA index of 9.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 568 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 62% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 62% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 53% 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). 4.1% of North Key Largo households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of North Key Largo’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,343 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,400, North Key Largo comes 2,918th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 98 | Atlantis FL | 2,140 | $117K | 3.6% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 123 | Old Miakka FL | 1,818 | $137K | 2.0% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 128 | Lake Mary Jane FL | 1,792 | $146K | 0.0% | 3.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,916 | Lodi NY | 1,478 | $78K | 9.4% | 3.4% | 4% | C |
| 2,917 | Jackson Township OH | 1,769 | $59K | 7.4% | 7.1% | 4% | C |
| 2,918 | North Key Largo FL | 1,808 | $150K | 28.1% | 2.6% | 17% | C |
| 2,919 | Basye VA | 1,481 | $74K | 8.6% | 0.0% | 7% | C |
| 2,920 | Delavan IL | 1,548 | $63K | 11.0% | 5.8% | 3% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,343 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 North Key Largo, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
18% of North Key Largo works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Key Largo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Key Largo | – | C | A | 17 min | $149,605 |
| Key Largo | 18% | C+ | A− | 26 min | $85,778 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Key Largo. Darker towns draw more of North Key Largo’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 North Key Largo: questions
What is the median household income in North Key Largo?
$149,605 (±$143,909) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Key Largo?
28.1%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Key Largo?
17 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Key Largo work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Key Largo (18%, 11 mi), Islamorada, Village of Islands (9%, 23 mi), Key West (7%, 103 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Key Largo walkable?
North Key Largo is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.7 out of 20, and 18% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Key Largo without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 62% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Key Largo, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Key Largo
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.