Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0North Miami Beach’s household incomes are lower than in 69% of U.S. towns
Only 6% stay in North Miami Beach for work; outside it, Miami is the main destination (16%, 11 miles). 14.6% of residents live below the poverty line; Florida has 12.6%. North Miami Beach grades B− for jobs and income and A+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from North Miami Beach, in brief
Why North Miami Beach gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, North Miami Beach is better than 46% of U.S. towns, #375 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds North Miami Beach’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Miami Beach could be anywhere from C to B.
Where North Miami Beach’s working residents head each day
Where North Miami Beach clocks in
16% of workers
5% 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.
The daily commute in and out of North Miami Beach
On a workday 16,216 residents head out to work, 977 work right here, and 12,834 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.80 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Inside North Miami Beach’s 13,811 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Miami Beach, 2014 → 2024: 11,463 → 13,811. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Miami Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from North Miami Beach: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Miami Beach workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18,674 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from North Miami Beach
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
North Miami Beach is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 21,118 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, 75% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 19.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 98% 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). 8.3% of North Miami Beach households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of North Miami Beach’s commuters take a bus or train.
North Miami Beach places 701st of 969 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 32,000 to 62,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 8% | A+ |
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| 48 | Parkland FL | 39,186 | $199K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 99 | Fruit Cove FL | 35,877 | $142K | 2.7% | 2.8% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 117 | Cooper City FL | 35,030 | $132K | 5.0% | 4.0% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 699 | Stockbridge GA | 36,331 | $70K | 12.3% | 6.5% | 5% | B− |
| 700 | Parkland WA | 38,742 | $72K | 13.0% | 6.1% | 4% | B− |
| 701 | North Miami Beach FL | 46,236 | $63K | 14.6% | 5.5% | 6% | B− |
| 702 | Findlay OH | 40,370 | $61K | 12.3% | 3.5% | 43% | B− |
| 703 | Mission Bend TX | 36,586 | $67K | 10.8% | 9.4% | <1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 969 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 25% | 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 Miami Beach, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Bordering towns draw 11% of North Miami Beach’s workers
The biggest share goes to Aventura (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Miami Beach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Miami Beach | – | B− | A+ | 30 min | $63,280 |
| North Miami | 3% | C+ | A+ | 32 min | $57,188 |
| Ojus | under 2% | B− | A | 31 min | $68,644 |
| Biscayne Gardens | under 2% | C | A | 30 min | $55,165 |
| Aventura | 5% | B+ | A | 32 min | $89,274 |
| Sunny Isles Beach | under 2% | B− | A+ | 33 min | $61,921 |
| Miami Gardens | 3% | C+ | A | 32 min | $63,627 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Miami Beach’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 2024, 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 Miami Beach: questions
What is the median household income in North Miami Beach?
$63,280 (±$5,533) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Miami Beach?
14.6%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Miami Beach?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Miami Beach work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami (16%, 11 mi), Miami Beach (5%, 8 mi), Aventura (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is North Miami Beach walkable?
North Miami Beach is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 15.5 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Miami Beach without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 75% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Miami Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Miami Beach
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.