Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Plantation are higher than in 71% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 10.0% of residents, next to 12.6% for Florida as a whole. For jobs and income Plantation is better than 75% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (A−). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 8.3 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
Plantation and work: the main findings
Plantation trades workers with the towns around it
Plantation has about as many jobs (48,199) as working residents (42,049), but they are mostly different people: 37,834 residents leave for work each day while 43,984 people come in. Only 9% of the jobs in Plantation are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Plantation works one town over
28% of working residents work in a town that borders Plantation: Fort Lauderdale (14%), Sunrise (9%) and Davie (5%). Next door ↓
Plantation draws workers from far and wide
The 48,199 jobs in Plantation are filled from a wide area. Plantation’s own residents hold 9% and the ten next-biggest home towns 33%; the other 58% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Plantation: the grade in detail
Job access by car holds Plantation’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Plantation could be anywhere from B to A.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 37,834 residents head out to work, 4,215 work right here, and 43,984 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 (1.15 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.
14% of working residents work in Fort Lauderdale
Where Plantation clocks in
14% of workers
5% 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.
Inside Plantation’s 48,199 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plantation, 2013 → 2023: 42,421 → 48,199. 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 Plantation’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Plantation: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Plantation workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 41,938 commuters (the 18% 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.
Plantation’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Plantation is easy on foot, hard by bus
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 51,044 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 80% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 8% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 92% 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). 5.3% of Plantation households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Plantation’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 69,000 to 134,000, Plantation ranks 131st of 441 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 3 | Bethesda MD | 69,397 | $192K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | Weston FL | 69,588 | $140K | 6.1% | 3.9% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 109 | Doral FL | 81,634 | $94K | 10.3% | 3.3% | 21% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 129 | Shelby Township MI | 80,415 | $91K | 8.1% | 4.2% | 9% | A− |
| 130 | Nashua NH | 92,435 | $96K | 7.8% | 4.2% | 29% | A− |
| 131 | Plantation FL | 99,183 | $93K | 10.0% | 4.0% | 10% | A− |
| 132 | Tustin CA | 77,843 | $113K | 9.9% | 5.4% | 7% | B+ |
| 133 | Kendall FL | 79,562 | $87K | 11.2% | 3.3% | 11% | B+ |
| 134 | Riverview FL | 113,697 | $100K | 7.5% | 4.3% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 441 | Flint MI | 79,306 | $38K | 34.1% | 14.8% | 20% | 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 Plantation, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Next door is work for 28% of Plantation
The biggest share goes to Fort Lauderdale (14%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Plantation workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plantation | – | A− | A− | 28 min | $92,541 |
| Lauderhill | under 3% | C | A | 30 min | $51,165 |
| Sunrise | 9% | B | A− | 30 min | $77,652 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 14% | B | A | 26 min | $83,130 |
| Davie | 5% | B | A− | 29 min | $87,250 |
| Broadview Park | under 3% | B | A | 28 min | $73,786 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Plantation’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 Plantation: questions
What is the median household income in Plantation?
$92,541 (±$5,276) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plantation?
10.0%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plantation?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plantation work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Lauderdale (14%, 7 mi), Sunrise (9%, 3 mi), Davie (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Plantation walkable?
Plantation is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 12.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Plantation without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 8% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Plantation, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plantation
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.