South Apopka has higher unemployment (9.6%) than 93% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 8.0 in Orlando. Jobs and income earn South Apopka C−; getting around on foot earns it A. Hardly any stay in South Apopka for work; outside it, Orlando is the main destination (25%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in South Apopka: the figures worth knowing
Stores, warehouses and trucking
56% of the jobs in South Apopka are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
South Apopka is a place people come home to
There are 686 jobs based in South Apopka, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday South Apopka has about 5,000 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
South Apopka 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
South Apopka’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, South Apopka is better than 22% of U.S. towns, #555 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds South Apopka’s grade up (ahead of 83% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (28.1%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, South Apopka could be anywhere from D to B−.
The kinds of work in South Apopka
686 jobs are based in South Apopka.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Apopka, 2014 → 2024: 206 → 686. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs South Apopka’s own residents hold wherever they work.
South Apopka on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,955 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 673 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,000 people are in South Apopka on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.23 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 2024, primary jobs.
From South Apopka, about 35 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Apopka workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,511 commuters (the 15% 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.
Commuting out of South Apopka: the destinations
Where South Apopka clocks in
25% of workers
6% of workers
3% 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 South Apopka’s workers travel
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
South Apopka is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, South Apopka is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns, #142 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, above 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 2,956 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 98% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 27% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 83% 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). 9.4% of South Apopka households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of South Apopka’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,154 U.S. towns of 5,100 to 9,900, South Apopka comes 2,603rd 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 44 | Southwest Ranches FL | 7,773 | $161K | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 181 | Neptune Beach FL | 7,020 | $119K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 340 | Westlake FL | 9,042 | $132K | 3.2% | 2.8% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,601 | Harrodsburg KY | 9,576 | $48K | 14.5% | 6.1% | 26% | C− |
| 2,602 | Menominee MI | 8,175 | $49K | 16.4% | 2.7% | 32% | C− |
| 2,603 | South Apopka FL | 7,300 | $61K | 28.1% | 9.6% | <1% | C− |
| 2,604 | Bacliff TX | 9,541 | $51K | 28.9% | 7.4% | 2% | C− |
| 2,605 | Fairfield AL | 9,483 | $48K | 32.4% | 6.5% | 3% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,154 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 South Apopka, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Work in the towns next to South Apopka
The biggest share goes to Apopka (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Apopka workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Apopka | – | C− | A | 35 min | $61,151 |
| Apopka | 6% | B+ | B− | 31 min | $96,884 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of South Apopka’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 2024, 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 South Apopka: questions
What is the median household income in South Apopka?
$61,151 (±$12,640) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Apopka?
28.1%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Apopka?
35 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Apopka work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Orlando (25%, 17 mi), Apopka (6%, 3 mi), Altamonte Springs (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is South Apopka walkable?
South Apopka is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.7 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around South Apopka without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 27% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from South Apopka, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Apopka
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.