Household incomes in Port Richey trail those of 87% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 25% of workers (Florida 16%). 20.7% of residents are in poverty, next to 12.6% for Florida as a whole. For jobs and income Port Richey is better than 21% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (B−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Port Richey and work: the main findings
Port Richey is where the jobs are
Port Richey has 2,114 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Port Richey’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Port Richey is Tampa, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (162) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A lot of Port Richey works from home
25% of Port Richey workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. Time on the road ↓
The biggest group of Port Richey’s workers comes from Spring Hill
148 of the people who work in Port Richey live in Spring Hill, 18 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
Port Richey has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Port Richey went from 1,541 in 2014 to 2,114 in 2024, +37%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Inside Port Richey’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Port Richey’s grade up (ahead of 60% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Port Richey could be anywhere from D to B.
A workday in Port Richey: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,318 residents head out to work, 50 work right here, and 2,064 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,400 people are in Port Richey on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
1.5 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Port Richey
About 23% 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.
A commute of about 30 minutes in Port Richey
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Port Richey workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 920 commuters (the 25% 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.
Where Port Richey’s workers come from
Where Port Richey clocks in
12% of workers
5% 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.
The 2,114 jobs based in Port Richey
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Port Richey, 2014 → 2024: 1,541 → 2,114. 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 Port Richey’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Port Richey: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 1,225 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 52% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 27% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 83% 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). 7.4% of Port Richey households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Port Richey’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,600 to 4,900, Port Richey ranks 3,384th of 4,210 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | Bay Hill FL | 4,512 | $128K | 0.7% | 1.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 78 | Geneva FL | 3,441 | $133K | 0.6% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 80 | Windermere FL | 3,344 | $178K | 1.3% | 2.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,382 | Elk Township OH | 3,217 | $61K | 21.2% | 3.5% | 17% | C− |
| 3,383 | Violet LA | 4,122 | $51K | 17.6% | 9.4% | 1% | C− |
| 3,384 | Port Richey FL | 3,655 | $51K | 20.7% | 5.6% | 4% | C− |
| 3,385 | Pitcairn PA | 2,953 | $36K | 15.4% | 11.4% | 3% | C− |
| 3,386 | Winchester NH | 4,281 | $68K | 14.1% | 5.7% | 16% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,210 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Port Richey, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Around Port Richey: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to New Port Richey (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Port Richey workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Richey | – | C− | B− | 30 min | $51,121 |
| New Port Richey | 5% | B− | A | 28 min | $47,606 |
| New Port Richey East | under 2% | C− | B | 25 min | $46,641 |
| Jasmine Estates | under 2% | C | A | 28 min | $50,718 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Port Richey’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 Port Richey: questions
What is the median household income in Port Richey?
$51,121 (±$13,583) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Port Richey?
20.7%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Port Richey?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Port Richey work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tampa (12%, 26 mi), New Port Richey (5%, 2 mi), Clearwater (3%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Port Richey walkable?
Port Richey is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 11.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Port Richey without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 27% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Port Richey, from the people who make the trip.
More of Port Richey
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.