Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0North Miami has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income C+: better than 36% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #450 of 638 in Florida.
Walkability A+: more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns · #13 of 638 in Florida.
Household incomes here are lower than in 78% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 32 minutes each way (Florida 28, U.S. 26). Only 4% work in North Miami; the top destination outside it is Miami (20%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in North Miami, in brief
Short distances, slow trips
Half of North Miami’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 32 minutes, longer than the Florida average of 28. Time on the road ↓
Most North Miami residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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.
What’s behind North Miami’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, North Miami is better than 36% of U.S. towns, #450 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds North Miami’s grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (18.9%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Miami could be anywhere from C to B−.
About 32 minutes each way, longer than most of Florida
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Miami workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25,782 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Florida: 83% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of North Miami commutes less than 9 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
North Miami quiets down on a workday
On a workday 23,312 residents head out to work, 1,091 work right here, and 11,516 people come in from elsewhere.
About 49,000 people are in North Miami on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.52 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.
20% of working residents work in Miami
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where North Miami clocks in
20% of workers
8% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 12,607 jobs in North Miami are
12,607 jobs are based in North Miami. Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Miami’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Miami, 2013 → 2023: 12,681 → 12,607. 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.
North Miami is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Miami is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns, #13 of 638 in Florida. Both inputs place North Miami 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 28,325 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 99% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 69% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 12.9 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). 11.9% of North Miami households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 8% of North Miami’s commuters take a bus or train.
North Miami is 581st of 712 U.S. towns of 43,000 to 82,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of North Miami, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 94 | Weston FL | 69,588 | $140K | 6.1% | 3.9% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 128 | Horizon West FL | 67,416 | $127K | 7.3% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 165 | Coral Gables FL | 49,578 | $134K | 9.4% | 3.6% | 18% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 579 | Bremerton WA | 45,482 | $75K | 13.8% | 5.7% | 19% | C+ |
| 580 | Palm Springs CA | 45,315 | $73K | 11.8% | 7.7% | 30% | C+ |
| 581 | North Miami FL | 60,884 | $57K | 18.9% | 6.0% | 4% | C+ |
| 582 | Grand Island NE | 53,943 | $64K | 15.2% | 4.6% | 65% | C+ |
| 583 | San Marcos TX | 77,830 | $51K | 26.9% | 5.2% | 26% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 712 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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.
North Miami and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to North Miami Beach (2%). Darker towns draw more of North Miami’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Miami workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Miami | – | C+ | A+ | 32 min | $57,188 |
| Biscayne Gardens | under 3% | C | A | 30 min | $55,165 |
| North Miami Beach | 2% | B− | A+ | 30 min | $63,280 |
| Sunny Isles Beach | under 3% | B− | A+ | 33 min | $61,921 |
| Westview | under 3% | B− | A | 34 min | $57,563 |
| Biscayne Park | under 3% | B | A+ | 33 min | $77,083 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Miami: questions
What is the median household income in North Miami?
$57,188 (±$3,886) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Miami?
18.9%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Miami?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Miami work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami (20%, 9 mi), Miami Beach (8%, 6 mi), Miami Gardens (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Miami walkable?
North Miami is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.6 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Miami without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 69% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Miami, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Miami
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.