Household incomes in Pelican Bay are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Pelican Bay B+; getting around on foot earns it B+. 7.7% of residents live below the poverty line (Florida 12.6%). 51% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Florida as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Pelican Bay
Home offices are common in Pelican Bay
51% of Pelican Bay workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. Time on the road ↓
Pelican Bay has far more jobs than workers
Pelican Bay has 4,122 jobs, 3.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 9,200 people are in town, 50% more than the 6,200 who live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
54% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Pelican Bay’s workforce skews older
45% of Pelican Bay’s working residents are 55 or older. That’s about two in five. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Pelican Bay are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 28 across Florida. That’s about 69 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Pelican Bay
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pelican Bay is better than 65% of U.S. towns, #211 of 638 in Florida. Household income holds Pelican Bay’s grade up ($163,520, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (8.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pelican Bay could be anywhere from B− to A.
About 19 minutes to work from Pelican Bay
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pelican Bay workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 547 commuters (the 51% 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 works in Pelican Bay, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 994 residents head out to work, 74 work right here, and 4,048 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,200 people are in Pelican Bay on a workday afternoon, 50% more than live here.
3.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Pelican Bay’s commute, mile by mile
About 54% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Pelican Bay
4,122 jobs are based in Pelican Bay.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pelican Bay, 2014 → 2024: 4,886 → 4,122. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pelican Bay’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip into Pelican Bay
Where Pelican Bay clocks in
5% of workers
3% 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.
In Pelican Bay, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pelican Bay is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns, #269 of 638 in Florida. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.6% across Florida, on an EPA index of 6.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,114 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). 1.4% of Pelican Bay households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pelican Bay’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,300, Pelican Bay ranks 1,341st of 3,370 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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| 45 | Southwest Ranches FL | 7,773 | $161K | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Bay Hill FL | 4,512 | $128K | 0.7% | 1.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 176 | Neptune Beach FL | 7,020 | $119K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,339 | Trinity NC | 7,274 | $83K | 11.6% | 3.2% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,340 | Adams Township IN | 5,241 | $69K | 4.9% | 2.6% | 15% | B+ |
| 1,341 | Pelican Bay FL | 6,159 | $164K | 7.7% | 8.3% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,342 | Carlyss LA | 4,412 | $78K | 16.1% | 0.1% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,343 | Islamorada, Village of Islands FL | 6,955 | $87K | 6.9% | 0.0% | 27% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,370 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Pelican Bay, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Around Pelican Bay: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Naples (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pelican Bay workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelican Bay | – | B+ | B+ | 19 min | $163,520 |
| Naples | 5% | A | A | 22 min | $153,182 |
| Pine Ridge | under 2% | A | C | 15 min | $131,953 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pelican Bay’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 2024, 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 Pelican Bay: questions
What is the median household income in Pelican Bay?
$163,520 (±$24,188) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pelican Bay?
7.7%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pelican Bay?
19 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 51% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pelican Bay work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Naples (5%, 6 mi), Fort Myers (3%, 26 mi), Tampa (3%, 126 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Pelican Bay walkable?
Pelican Bay is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pelican Bay without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pelican Bay, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pelican Bay
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.