Photo: Roman Eugeniusz · CC BY-SA 3.0At 5.3%, unemployment in Seminole is higher than in 65% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Seminole are B for jobs and income and A− for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 5.9 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 6.0 in Tampa. Only 5% stay in Seminole for work; outside it, St. Petersburg is the main destination (16%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Seminole apart
Seminole trades workers with the towns around it
Seminole has about as many jobs (9,147) as working residents (8,416), but they are mostly different people: 7,983 residents leave for work each day while 8,714 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Seminole are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Seminole and St. Petersburg trade workers both ways
St. Petersburg is the top workplace for Seminole residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Seminole come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Seminole draws workers from far and wide
The 9,147 jobs in Seminole are filled from a wide area. Seminole’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 37%; 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.
The four measures behind Seminole’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Seminole is better than 59% of U.S. towns, #261 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Seminole’s grade up (ahead of 86% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Seminole could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
A workday in Seminole: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 7,983 residents head out to work, 433 work right here, and 8,714 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 (1.09 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.
Where people from Seminole work
Where Seminole clocks in
16% of workers
13% 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 Seminole’s 9,147 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seminole, 2013 → 2023: 7,011 → 9,147. 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 Seminole’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes to work from Seminole
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Seminole workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,230 commuters (the 19% 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.
Miles to work from Seminole
About 17% 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.
Seminole is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Seminole is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns, #249 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.3% 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 8,904 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 69% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 22% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 87% 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). 9.3% of Seminole households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Seminole’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Seminole is 1,131st of 2,023 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 26,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 76 | Pinecrest FL | 18,635 | $206K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 100 | Lake Butler FL | 17,125 | $183K | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 132 | Palm Valley FL | 19,796 | $117K | 4.2% | 1.2% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,129 | Discovery Bay CA | 14,911 | $147K | 7.4% | 8.6% | 5% | B |
| 1,130 | Forest VA | 13,430 | $82K | 9.6% | 3.5% | 9% | B |
| 1,131 | Seminole FL | 18,997 | $76K | 9.4% | 5.3% | 5% | B |
| 1,132 | Midlothian IL | 13,841 | $70K | 9.8% | 5.3% | 3% | B |
| 1,133 | Wyandotte MI | 24,072 | $72K | 13.0% | 3.5% | 11% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,023 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Seminole, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Around Seminole: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Bay Pines (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Seminole workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminole | – | B | A− | 26 min | $75,774 |
| Bay Pines | 2% | B+ | B− | 31 min | $68,214 |
| West Lealman | under 2% | C | A | 29 min | $51,589 |
| Bardmoor | under 2% | A− | B | 25 min | $89,400 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Seminole’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 Seminole: questions
What is the median household income in Seminole?
$75,774 (±$8,395) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Seminole?
9.4%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Seminole?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Seminole work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Petersburg (16%, 10 mi), Largo (13%, 5 mi), Pinellas Park (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Seminole walkable?
Seminole is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 12.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Seminole without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 22% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Seminole, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seminole
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.