Most of North Sarasota commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
438 jobs are based in North Sarasota, and 1,085 of its residents work somewhere. North Sarasota grades B for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 3.0 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 31.0 in Miami.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in North Sarasota
North Sarasota makes and builds things
50% of the jobs based in North Sarasota are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs North Sarasota residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 14%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in North Sarasota pay better than its residents’ jobs
71% of the jobs based in North Sarasota pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 49% of the jobs North Sarasota residents hold. 99% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside North Sarasota. The jobs ↓
North Sarasota and Sarasota trade workers both ways
Sarasota is the top workplace for North Sarasota residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in North Sarasota come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most North Sarasota 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in North Sarasota
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, North Sarasota is better than 57% of U.S. towns, #278 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds North Sarasota’s grade up (ahead of 79% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Sarasota could be anywhere from C− to A+.
Making and building: 50% of jobs based in North Sarasota
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Sarasota, 2014 → 2024: 340 → 438. 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 Sarasota’s own residents hold wherever they work.
21% of working residents work in Sarasota
Where North Sarasota clocks in
21% of workers
4% 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 far North Sarasota goes to work
About 23% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The daily commute in and out of North Sarasota
On a workday 1,082 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 435 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in North Sarasota on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Getting to work from North Sarasota takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Sarasota workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 940 commuters (the 13% 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.
North Sarasota is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Sarasota is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns, #99 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 5.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, above 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 1,086 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, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 75% 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). 3.7% of North Sarasota households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of North Sarasota’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,703 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800, North Sarasota comes 1,885th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 67 | Geneva FL | 3,441 | $133K | 0.6% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 69 | Windermere FL | 3,344 | $178K | 1.3% | 2.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 98 | Atlantis FL | 2,140 | $117K | 3.6% | 3.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,883 | Jefferson OH | 3,148 | $53K | 6.5% | 1.5% | 15% | B |
| 1,884 | Greene Township IN | 2,947 | $75K | 6.1% | 5.6% | 3% | B |
| 1,885 | North Sarasota FL | 2,824 | $85K | 8.1% | 7.3% | <1% | B |
| 1,886 | Winsted MN | 2,209 | $67K | 11.3% | 0.8% | 11% | B |
| 1,887 | Oak Harbor OH | 2,780 | $46K | 5.7% | 2.1% | 10% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 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 Sarasota, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
The towns next door employ 21% of North Sarasota
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Sarasota workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Sarasota | – | B | A | 27 min | $85,179 |
| Sarasota | 21% | B− | A | 21 min | $72,105 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sarasota. Darker towns draw more of North Sarasota’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 Sarasota: questions
What is the median household income in North Sarasota?
$85,179 (±$30,360) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Sarasota?
8.1%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Sarasota?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Sarasota work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sarasota (21%, 2 mi), Bradenton (4%, 10 mi), Fruitville (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is North Sarasota walkable?
North Sarasota is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.4 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Sarasota without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Sarasota, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Sarasota
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.