Orchid draws 193 commuters a day, with 2.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in Orchid; the top destination outside it is Vero Beach (7%, 9 miles). There are 195 jobs in Orchid for 88 working residents. Home is the office for 57% of workers; Florida has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Orchid: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 86 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 660 people are in Orchid on a workday afternoon, 19% more 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.
Who travels to work in Orchid, and from where
Where Orchid clocks in
7% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Orchid
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Orchid, 2013 → 2023: 157 → 195. 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 Orchid’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Orchid’s commute takes about 68 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 21.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Orchid workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 commuters (the 57% 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.
How far it is to work from Orchid
About 53% 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.
10% of Orchid works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Windsor (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Orchid workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchid | – | — | — | 68 min | $250,000+ |
| Windsor | 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Wabasso Beach | 5% | B | B+ | 19 min | $115,739 |
Same-state neighbors only. Windsor: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Orchid’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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Orchid: questions
What is the median household income in Orchid?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Orchid?
3.4%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Orchid?
68 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 57% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Orchid work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vero Beach (7%, 9 mi), Sebastian (5%, 4 mi), Orlando (5%, 73 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Orchid without a car?
20% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Orchid, from the people who make the trip.
More of Orchid
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.