Siesta Key has higher household incomes than 86% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Siesta Key A−; getting around on foot earns it A−. Poverty touches 7.2% of residents (Florida 12.6%). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 31.0 in Miami.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Siesta Key: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Siesta Key works from home
40% of Siesta Key workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. Time on the road ↓
Siesta Key trades workers with the towns around it
Siesta Key has about as many jobs (1,823) as working residents (1,555), but they are mostly different people: 1,404 residents leave for work each day while 1,672 people come in. Only 8% of the jobs in Siesta Key are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Siesta Key workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 28 across Florida. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Siesta Key’s workforce skews older
44% of Siesta Key’s working residents are 55 or older. That’s about two in five. The jobs ↓
Siesta Key has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Siesta Key went from 1,326 in 2013 to 1,823 in 2023, +37%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Siesta Key
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Siesta Key is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #116 of 638 in Florida. Household income is its strongest input ($115,854, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Siesta Key could be anywhere from B− to A+.
About 37 minutes each way for Siesta Key’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Siesta Key workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 844 commuters (the 40% 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.
Who commutes out of Siesta Key, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,404 residents head out to work, 151 work right here, and 1,672 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 (1.17 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.
Most jobs in Siesta Key are in services
1,823 jobs are based in Siesta Key.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Siesta Key, 2013 → 2023: 1,326 → 1,823. 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 Siesta Key’s own residents hold wherever they work.
15% of working residents work in Sarasota
Where Siesta Key clocks in
15% of workers
4% 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.
How far Siesta Key’s workers travel
About 30% 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 Siesta Key, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Siesta Key is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns, #231 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 1,414 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 89% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 48% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 56% 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). 2.6% of Siesta Key households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Siesta Key’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,900 to 7,500, Siesta Key ranks 873rd of 3,502 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Bay Hill FL | 4,512 | $128K | 0.7% | 1.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 180 | Neptune Beach FL | 7,020 | $119K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 193 | Highland Beach FL | 4,328 | $145K | 2.3% | 3.5% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 871 | Raisinville Township MI | 6,136 | $90K | 3.9% | 3.2% | 2% | A− |
| 872 | Northfield Center Township OH | 5,596 | $97K | 1.0% | 7.7% | 3% | A− |
| 873 | Siesta Key FL | 5,525 | $116K | 7.2% | 4.0% | 10% | A− |
| 874 | Elkins AR | 4,184 | $82K | 6.5% | 0.0% | 6% | A− |
| 875 | Troutman NC | 4,336 | $98K | 6.1% | 3.4% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,502 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Siesta Key, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Work next door: 18% of Siesta Key’s workers
The biggest share goes to Sarasota (15%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Siesta Key workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siesta Key | – | A− | A− | 37 min | $115,854 |
| Sarasota | 15% | B− | A | 21 min | $72,105 |
| South Sarasota | 3% | B | B− | 20 min | $92,933 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Siesta Key’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 Siesta Key: questions
What is the median household income in Siesta Key?
$115,854 (±$13,671) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Siesta Key?
7.2%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Siesta Key?
37 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 40% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Siesta Key work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sarasota (15%, 4 mi), Tampa (4%, 48 mi), South Sarasota (3%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Siesta Key walkable?
Siesta Key is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 13.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Siesta Key without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 48% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Siesta Key, from the people who make the trip.
More of Siesta Key
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.