Most of Northdale commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
29% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Florida as a whole. There are 5,985 jobs in Northdale, and 11,337 of its residents work somewhere. Northdale grades A− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Northdale apart
A lot of Northdale works from home
29% of Northdale workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. Time on the road ↓
Northdale draws workers from far and wide
The 5,985 jobs in Northdale are filled from a wide area. Northdale’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 29%; the other 65% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
One in three of Northdale works in Tampa
3,987 working residents, 35%, have their main job in Tampa, 10 miles away. That’s 12 times as many as work in Northdale itself. The commute map ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Northdale
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Northdale is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #68 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 85% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Northdale could be anywhere from B+ to A.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Florida
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Northdale workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,757 commuters (the 29% 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.
35% of working residents work in Tampa
Where Northdale clocks in
35% 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.
How many people are in Northdale by day
On a workday 10,952 residents head out to work, 385 work right here, and 5,600 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20,000 people are in Northdale on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 2023, primary jobs.
What Northdale’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Northdale, 2013 → 2023: 4,469 → 5,985. 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 Northdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Northdale works
About 16% 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.
Getting around Northdale: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Northdale is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns, #506 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.3% 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 13,810 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.9% of Northdale households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Northdale’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Northdale is 446th among 1,576 U.S. towns of 18,000 to 35,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Pinecrest FL | 18,635 | $206K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 90 | Palm Valley FL | 19,796 | $117K | 4.2% | 1.2% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 108 | Jacksonville Beach FL | 23,615 | $121K | 4.8% | 1.8% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 444 | Saco ME | 21,159 | $92K | 6.4% | 2.1% | 14% | A− |
| 445 | Santaquin UT | 18,989 | $100K | 3.9% | 2.1% | 7% | A− |
| 446 | Northdale FL | 25,710 | $95K | 5.7% | 3.6% | 3% | A− |
| 447 | Byron Township MI | 28,685 | $91K | 4.9% | 3.9% | 11% | A− |
| 448 | Chili NY | 28,897 | $90K | 7.1% | 2.6% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,576 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Northdale, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
How Northdale compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Carrollwood (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Northdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northdale | – | A− | C+ | 31 min | $94,926 |
| Citrus Park | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 30 min | $93,457 |
| Keystone | under 2% | A | C | 31 min | $161,056 |
| Carrollwood | 2% | B+ | A− | 27 min | $81,959 |
| Lake Magdalene | 2% | B | B | 27 min | $75,594 |
| Cheval | under 2% | A | C+ | 28 min | $101,907 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Northdale’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 Northdale: questions
What is the median household income in Northdale?
$94,926 (±$10,103) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Northdale?
5.7%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Northdale?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Northdale work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tampa (35%, 10 mi), Town 'n' Country (5%, 7 mi), East Lake-Orient Park (3%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Northdale walkable?
Northdale is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Northdale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Northdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Northdale
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.