Household incomes in Orlovista are lower than in 91% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 8.0 in Orlando. Below the poverty line: 20.0% of residents, next to 12.6% for Florida as a whole. The two grades for Orlovista are C− for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Orlovista: the figures worth knowing
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Orlovista’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 ↓
One in three of Orlovista works in Orlando
905 working residents, 32%, have their main job in Orlando, 9.9 miles away across the town line. That’s 32 times as many as work in Orlovista itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer than half of Orlovista workers earn over $40,000 a year
43% of Orlovista’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 16% earn $1,250 a month or less. The jobs ↓
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.
The four measures behind Orlovista’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Orlovista is better than 21% of U.S. towns, #568 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Orlovista’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (11.7%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Orlovista could be anywhere from C− to B.
Each way, about 32 minutes from Orlovista
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Orlovista workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,447 commuters (the 6% 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.
32% of working residents work in Orlando
Where Orlovista clocks in
32% of workers
6% of workers
2% 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.
The 2,410 jobs based in Orlovista
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Orlovista, 2013 → 2023: 2,991 → 2,410. 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 Orlovista’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Orlovista on a workday
On a workday 2,826 residents head out to work, 41 work right here, and 2,369 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.84 per resident).
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 commute from Orlovista, by distance
About 20% 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.
Orlovista is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Orlovista is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns, #169 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.0% 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 2,591 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, 18% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 78% 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). 3.8% of Orlovista households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Orlovista’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Orlovista is 2,690th among 3,229 U.S. towns of 4,800 to 9,300
| # | 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Southwest Ranches FL | 7,773 | $161K | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 178 | Neptune Beach FL | 7,020 | $119K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 336 | Westlake FL | 9,042 | $132K | 3.2% | 2.8% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,688 | Omak WA | 5,185 | $77K | 26.1% | 4.4% | 34% | C− |
| 2,689 | Fort Irwin CA | 8,419 | $76K | 8.7% | 12.3% | 13% | C− |
| 2,690 | Orlovista FL | 6,890 | $47K | 20.0% | 11.7% | 1% | C− |
| 2,691 | Lakeport CA | 5,059 | $69K | 12.9% | 6.3% | 28% | C− |
| 2,692 | Gunnison CO | 6,836 | $62K | 22.1% | 6.3% | 42% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,229 | 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 Orlovista, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
32% of Orlovista works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Orlovista workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlovista | – | C− | A− | 32 min | $46,938 |
| Orlando | 32% | B− | A | 26 min | $72,336 |
| Pine Hills | under 2% | C | A | 30 min | $58,673 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Orlando. Darker towns draw more of Orlovista’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 Orlovista: questions
What is the median household income in Orlovista?
$46,938 (±$8,008) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Orlovista?
20.0%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Orlovista?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Orlovista work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Orlando (32%, 10 mi), Lake Buena Vista (6%, 12 mi), Winter Park (2%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Orlovista walkable?
Orlovista is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 14.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Orlovista without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 18% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Orlovista, from the people who make the trip.
More of Orlovista
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.