Photo: Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 4.0There are 4.7 jobs in Shalimar for every working resident, and 1,334 people commute in
A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, next to 28 for Florida and 26 for the U.S. There are 1,340 jobs in Shalimar; 284 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Shalimar for work; outside it, Fort Walton Beach is the main destination (21%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Shalimar: the gist
Shalimar fills up on a workday
Shalimar has 1,340 jobs, 4.7 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,800 people are in town, more than double the 760 who live here. Day and night ↓
The jobs in Shalimar pay better than its residents’ jobs
77% of the jobs based in Shalimar pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 52% of the jobs Shalimar residents hold. 100% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Shalimar. The jobs ↓
The biggest group of Shalimar’s workers comes from Crestview
112 of the people who work in Shalimar live in Crestview, 21 miles away, more than from any other town. 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; with 284 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Shalimar
On a workday 278 residents head out to work and 6 work right here.
About 1,800 people are in Shalimar on a workday afternoon, 139% more than live here.
4.7 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 2023, primary jobs.
Most jobs in Shalimar are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shalimar, 2013 → 2023: 1,041 → 1,340. 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 Shalimar’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Shalimar’s workers come from
Where Shalimar clocks in
21% of workers
10% 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 trip to work from Shalimar: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shalimar workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 421 commuters (the 13% 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 Shalimar
About 18% 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.
Around Shalimar: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Lake Lorraine (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shalimar workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shalimar | – | — | — | 20 min | $115,417 |
| Lake Lorraine | 7% | A− | B+ | 21 min | $104,105 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Shalimar’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 Shalimar: questions
What is the median household income in Shalimar?
$115,417 (±$30,411) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shalimar?
7.7%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shalimar?
20 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shalimar work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Walton Beach (21%, 3 mi), Destin (10%, 8 mi), Wright (10%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Shalimar without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shalimar, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shalimar
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.