Parkland’s household incomes are higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Parkland are A+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. 4.3% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 12.6% for Florida as a whole. Working from home is the commute for 30% of workers; Florida has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Parkland
Jobs in Parkland have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Parkland went from 1,466 in 2013 to 3,822 in 2023, +161%. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Parkland
30% of Parkland workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. Time on the road ↓
Parkland is a place people come home to
There are 3,822 jobs based in Parkland, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Parkland
69% of Parkland residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 50% of the jobs based in Parkland pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Parkland workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 28 across Florida. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Parkland
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Parkland is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #11 of 638 in Florida. Household income is its strongest input ($198,669, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.1%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Parkland could be anywhere from A to A+.
What Parkland’s employers do
3,822 jobs are based in Parkland.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Parkland, 2013 → 2023: 1,466 → 3,822. 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 Parkland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Parkland
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Parkland workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12,713 commuters (the 30% 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.
Who leaves Parkland for work, and who comes in
On a workday 12,655 residents head out to work, 626 work right here, and 3,196 people come in from elsewhere.
About 30,000 people are in Parkland on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.29 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.
10% of working residents work in Fort Lauderdale
Where Parkland clocks in
10% of workers
9% 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.
Half of Parkland commutes less than 12 miles
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.
Most of Parkland commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Parkland is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns, #394 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.8% 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 18,034 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 12% 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 2.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 72% 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). 6.5% of Parkland households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Parkland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Parkland next to U.S. towns of 27,000 to 53,000: 64th of 1,135 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Marlboro Township NJ | 42,254 | $186K | 3.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
| 63 | Fort Mill SC | 38,673 | $122K | 4.8% | 2.3% | 15% | A+ |
| 64 | Parkland FL | 39,186 | $199K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 5% | A+ |
| 65 | Wilmette IL | 27,459 | $191K | 3.2% | 4.2% | 7% | A+ |
| 66 | Holladay UT | 31,162 | $117K | 4.1% | 2.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 125 | Fruit Cove FL | 35,877 | $142K | 2.7% | 2.8% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 149 | Lutz FL | 27,106 | $120K | 6.1% | 2.6% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 152 | Cooper City FL | 35,030 | $132K | 5.0% | 4.0% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,135 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Parkland, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
12% of Parkland works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Coral Springs (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Parkland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkland | – | A+ | B | 33 min | $198,669 |
| Coral Springs | 9% | B+ | A− | 30 min | $93,602 |
| Coconut Creek | 3% | B | A− | 30 min | $75,014 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Parkland’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 Parkland: questions
What is the median household income in Parkland?
$198,669 (±$13,417) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Parkland?
4.3%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Parkland?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Parkland work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Lauderdale (10%, 14 mi), Coral Springs (9%, 3 mi), Boca Raton (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Parkland walkable?
Parkland is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Parkland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Parkland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Parkland
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.