Photo: Trish Hartmann · CC BY 2.0Household incomes in Osprey top those of 79% of U.S. towns
8.1% of residents are in poverty, next to 12.6% for Florida as a whole. The two grades for Osprey are A− for jobs and income and A for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 31.0 in Miami.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Osprey apart on work
A lot of Osprey works from home
27% of Osprey workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. Time on the road ↓
Osprey has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Osprey went from 1,102 in 2013 to 1,700 in 2023, +54%. The jobs ↓
Osprey’s workforce skews older
39% of Osprey’s working residents are 55 or older. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Osprey are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 28 across Florida. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Florida worker. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Osprey’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Osprey is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #128 of 638 in Florida. Household income is its strongest input ($103,516, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Osprey could be anywhere from B− to A.
Osprey’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Osprey workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,382 commuters (the 27% 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.
What the 1,700 jobs in Osprey are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Osprey, 2013 → 2023: 1,102 → 1,700. 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 Osprey’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Osprey, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,878 residents head out to work, 171 work right here, and 1,529 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 (0.83 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.
15% of working residents work in Sarasota
Where Osprey clocks in
15% 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.
Miles to work from Osprey
About 31% 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.
Osprey is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Osprey is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns, #121 of 638 in Florida. Both inputs place Osprey 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 1,898 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 45% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 29% 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). 2.7% of Osprey households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Osprey’s commuters take a bus or train.
Osprey next to U.S. towns of 4,200 to 8,000: 901st of 3,336 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+ |
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| 43 | Southwest Ranches FL | 7,773 | $161K | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Bay Hill FL | 4,512 | $128K | 0.7% | 1.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 174 | Neptune Beach FL | 7,020 | $119K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 899 | New Boston NH | 6,276 | $154K | 6.3% | 4.0% | 5% | A− |
| 900 | Preston CT | 4,873 | $117K | 2.4% | 5.4% | 5% | A− |
| 901 | Osprey FL | 5,943 | $104K | 8.1% | 3.1% | 8% | A− |
| 902 | Cannon Falls MN | 4,209 | $84K | 9.2% | 1.7% | 21% | A− |
| 903 | Linwood Township MN | 5,403 | $116K | 6.7% | 5.0% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,336 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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 Osprey, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Osprey and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Osprey workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osprey | – | A− | A | 23 min | $103,516 |
| Laurel | under 2% | A− | B | 25 min | $92,340 |
| Vamo | under 2% | A | A− | 22 min | $88,025 |
| Palmer Ranch | under 2% | A | C | 25 min | $102,838 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Osprey’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 Osprey: questions
What is the median household income in Osprey?
$103,516 (±$8,378) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Osprey?
8.1%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Osprey?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Osprey work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sarasota (15%, 11 mi), Venice (4%, 6 mi), South Sarasota (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Osprey walkable?
Osprey is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.9 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Osprey without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 29% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Osprey, from the people who make the trip.
More of Osprey
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.