Redington Beach has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Measured by household income, Redington Beach is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns. 87 jobs are based in Redington Beach, against 528 working residents. For jobs and income Redington Beach is better than 82% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns (B+).
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 Redington Beach
Redington Beach is a place people come home to
There are 87 jobs based in Redington Beach, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Redington Beach has about 910 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Redington Beach
39% of Redington Beach workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. Time on the road ↓
Redington Beach workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 28 across Florida. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 46 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 528 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Redington Beach’s Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($104,803, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (8.3%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (2.6%) is left out: Redington Beach’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Redington Beach could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The daily commute in and out of Redington Beach
On a workday 516 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 910 people are in Redington Beach on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting from Redington Beach: about 34 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Redington Beach workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 340 commuters (the 39% 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.
12% of working residents work in St. Petersburg
Where Redington Beach clocks in
12% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
Most jobs in Redington Beach are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Redington Beach, 2013 → 2023: 99 → 87. 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 Redington Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Redington Beach, by distance
About 20% 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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Redington Beach, most people drive to work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.1% 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 556 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 45% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 68% 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). 1.1% of Redington Beach households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Redington Beach’s commuters take a bus or train.
469th of 5,400: where Redington Beach ranks among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 46 | Fisher Island FL | 1,026 | $250K | 3.8% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 106 | Lake Mary Jane FL | 1,792 | $146K | 0.0% | 3.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 116 | Golden Beach FL | 1,029 | $236K | 7.1% | 2.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 467 | Oxford Township OH | 1,054 | $90K | 5.3% | 1.5% | 2% | A− |
| 468 | Summer Set MO | 1,236 | $98K | 1.1% | 0.0% | <1% | A− |
| 469 | Redington Beach FL | 1,355 | $105K | 8.3% | 2.6% | 2% | A− |
| 470 | Christiana WI | 1,186 | $84K | 4.6% | 2.5% | <1% | A− |
| 471 | Casco WI | 1,170 | $97K | 2.3% | 0.5% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Redington Beach, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
The towns around Redington Beach
The biggest share goes to North Redington Beach (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Redington Beach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redington Beach | – | A− | B+ | 34 min | $104,803 |
| North Redington Beach | 6% | A− | A− | 36 min | $103,250 |
| Madeira Beach | 2% | A− | A+ | 47 min | $75,781 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Redington Beach’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 Redington Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Redington Beach?
$104,803 (±$21,918) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Redington Beach?
8.3%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Redington Beach?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 39% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Redington Beach work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Petersburg (12%, 11 mi), Tampa (9%, 23 mi), Clearwater (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Redington Beach walkable?
Redington Beach is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 14.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Redington Beach without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 45% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Redington Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Redington Beach
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.