Fewer people are out of work in Orangetree (0.6%) than in 97% of U.S. towns
24% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Florida as a whole. Orangetree grades A for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Orangetree
Orangetree is a place people come home to
There are 412 jobs based in Orangetree, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Orangetree has about 3,200 people in it, 47% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Orangetree workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 28 across Florida. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Orangetree
63% of Orangetree residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 40% of the jobs based in Orangetree pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Orangetree
24% of Orangetree workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. Time on the road ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Orangetree
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Orangetree is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #25 of 638 in Florida. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 50% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Orangetree could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The daily commute in and out of Orangetree
On a workday 3,156 residents head out to work, 104 work right here, and 308 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 people are in Orangetree on a workday afternoon, 47% fewer than live here.
0.13 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.
The daily trip from Orangetree: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Orangetree workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,111 commuters (the 24% 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.
Orangetree works in goods: 28% of its jobs
412 jobs are based in Orangetree.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Orangetree, 2013 → 2023: 136 → 412. 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 Orangetree’s own residents hold wherever they work.
9% of working residents work in Naples
Where Orangetree clocks in
9% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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 Orangetree goes to work
About 19% 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 Orangetree: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Orangetree is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns, #602 of 638 in Florida. Both inputs place Orangetree 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 2,769 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). 1.7% of Orangetree households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Orangetree’s commuters take a bus or train.
Orangetree is 329th of 3,307 U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,200 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | Southwest Ranches FL | 7,773 | $161K | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Bay Hill FL | 4,512 | $128K | 0.7% | 1.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 172 | Neptune Beach FL | 7,020 | $119K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 327 | Kildeer IL | 4,683 | $250K | 1.0% | 5.9% | 1% | A |
| 328 | Aurelius Township MI | 4,394 | $95K | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A |
| 329 | Orangetree FL | 6,084 | $113K | 3.8% | 0.6% | 3% | A |
| 330 | Old Lyme CT | 7,702 | $132K | 2.9% | 2.7% | 11% | A |
| 331 | Essex CT | 6,819 | $104K | 3.2% | 2.1% | 14% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,307 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Orangetree, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
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 Orangetree: questions
What is the median household income in Orangetree?
$112,857 (±$35,630) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Orangetree?
3.8%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Orangetree?
36 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Orangetree work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Naples (9%, 17 mi), Bonita Springs (4%, 14 mi), Fort Myers (3%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Orangetree walkable?
Orangetree is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Orangetree without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Orangetree, from the people who make the trip.
More of Orangetree
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.