Quail Ridge has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income A−: better than 83% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #73 of 638 in Florida.
Walkability D−: more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns · #635 of 638 in Florida.
Household incomes here are higher than in 67% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 35 minutes each way (Florida 28, U.S. 26). Only 1% work in Quail Ridge; the top destination outside it is Tampa (12%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Quail Ridge
Quail Ridge’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Quail Ridge is Tampa, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (123) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
56% of the jobs in Quail Ridge are in trade, transport and utilities, against 19% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Quail Ridge workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 28 across Florida. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 54 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; with 986 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Quail Ridge’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Quail Ridge is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #73 of 638 in Florida. Unemployment is its strongest input (1.9%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 58% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Quail Ridge could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Half of Quail Ridge commutes less than 23 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 21% 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 2023.
What the 378 jobs in Quail Ridge are
378 jobs are based in Quail Ridge. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Quail Ridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Quail Ridge, 2013 → 2023: 203 → 378. 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.
About 35 minutes each way, longer than most of Florida
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Quail Ridge workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,098 commuters (the 21% who work from home are left out). Across Florida: 83% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Quail Ridge quiets down on a workday
On a workday 979 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 371 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Quail Ridge on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.38 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.
12% of working residents work in Tampa
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Quail Ridge clocks in
12% 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.
Most trips from Quail Ridge start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Quail Ridge is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns, #635 of 638 in Florida. Both inputs place Quail Ridge near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,389 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 0.0 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). 1.6% of Quail Ridge households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Quail Ridge’s commuters take a bus or train.
Quail Ridge is 678th of 4,882 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Quail Ridge, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 73 | Geneva FL | 3,441 | $133K | 0.6% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 75 | Windermere FL | 3,344 | $178K | 1.3% | 2.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 106 | Atlantis FL | 2,140 | $117K | 3.6% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 676 | Porter Township OH | 2,380 | $124K | 2.4% | 5.6% | 1% | A− |
| 677 | Stapleton AL | 3,009 | — | 4.4% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| 678 | Quail Ridge FL | 2,916 | $90K | 5.3% | 1.9% | 1% | A− |
| 679 | Brush Prairie WA | 2,526 | $123K | 3.3% | 4.8% | 4% | A− |
| 680 | Pleasant Township IN | 3,521 | $88K | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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.
Quail Ridge and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Shady Hills (2%). Darker towns draw more of Quail Ridge’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Quail Ridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Ridge | – | A− | D− | 35 min | $89,564 |
| Shady Hills | 2% | C+ | C− | 33 min | $68,409 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Quail Ridge: questions
What is the median household income in Quail Ridge?
$89,564 (±$37,114) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Quail Ridge?
5.3%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Quail Ridge?
35 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Quail Ridge work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tampa (12%, 27 mi), Clearwater (3%, 29 mi), St. Petersburg (3%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Quail Ridge walkable?
Quail Ridge is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Quail Ridge without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Quail Ridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Quail Ridge
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.