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PioneerFL
With 868 residents, it is a town in Florida.
Photo: CubanoBoi · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
868
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$338K
Census ACS
Household income
$64K
median
Median age
60.3
years
Jobs based here
102
A commuter town
Is Pioneer a good place to live?
Pioneer’s average trip to work is 43 minutes, against 27 minutes in Florida’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Of the 639 Florida towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Pioneer. Pioneer has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
868 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pioneer.
Work & commute
With only 0.3 jobs per working resident, most people in Pioneer work out of town
1%work in town
Pioneer: 0.6% of working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 23, to 102. The top destinations are LaBelle (16%), Fort Myers (8%) and Immokalee (3%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 40 miles.
| Pioneer | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Pioneer1%
LaBelle16%
Fort Myers8%
Immokalee3%
Miami2%
40 mi
median commute distance
102
jobs based in Pioneer
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
Pioneer has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hurricanes
72risk score of 100
On expected storm and flood damage, Pioneer sits above 72% of U.S. communities. 48% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 20%.
FEMA risk score
HurricanesInland floodingCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Pioneer’s year
92°summer high
In Pioneer, the peak summer temperature is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
Winter54–77°
Spring62–85°
Summer73–92°
Fall67–86°
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
A larger share of adults in Pioneer report frequent physical distress than in the typical Florida or U.S. town
31% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Pioneer. The share of adults in Pioneer who have diabetes: 19%.
| Pioneer | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 20% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 14% | 8.1% |
31 measures vs. Florida
0 better13 too close to call18 worse
| What stands out | Pioneer | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.2% | 12.7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 29.2% | 16.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 25% | 15.9% |
Hendry Regional Medical Center
17.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Conservation land takes up 5.1% of Pioneer
5.1%conserved
13 miles of trail. The trail density for Pioneer comes to 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Pioneer | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.1% | 3% | 4.3% |
5.1%
conserved · 687 of 13,514 acres
13 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
0
homes sold in September
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pioneer
16pages on Pioneer
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
Getting set up
Moving to Pioneer: who provides what
Pioneer is unincorporated, so Hendry County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerFPL14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesHendry CountyHendry County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Florida you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereHendry Supervisor of ElectionsHendry County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2023
ZIP code3344033440 99%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Pioneer for work
Where Pioneer’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
102jobs based in Pioneer
1%of working residents work in town
40 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pioneer; the nearest are
Ave Maria UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ave Maria30.4 mi$30,198 tuitionFlorida Gulf Coast UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Fort Myers38.9 mi$6,118 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Pioneer residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About Pioneer
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Pioneer, also known as Pioneer Plantation, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hendry County, Florida, United States. Its population was 752 as of the 2020 census, up from 697 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Clewiston, Florida Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA).
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 21 sq mi
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- Area code
- 863
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