South Venice has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For jobs and income South Venice is better than 49% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns (B). There are 1,608 jobs in South Venice, against 6,417 working residents. Only 5% work in South Venice; the top destination outside it is Venice (13%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: South Venice in brief
South Venice has added jobs fast
Jobs based in South Venice went from 1,070 in 2014 to 1,608 in 2024, +50%. The jobs ↓
South Venice is a place people come home to
There are 1,608 jobs based in South Venice, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday South Venice has about 13,000 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from South Venice are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 28 across Florida. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Florida 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in South Venice
Unemployment holds South Venice’s grade up (3.9%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (12.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, South Venice could be anywhere from C to B+.
What South Venice’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Venice, 2014 → 2024: 1,070 → 1,608. 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 Venice’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through South Venice
On a workday 6,113 residents head out to work, 304 work right here, and 1,304 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in South Venice on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 2024, primary jobs.
A commute of about 23 minutes in South Venice
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Venice workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,360 commuters (the 16% 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.
Where the trip to work from South Venice ends
Where South Venice clocks in
13% of workers
9% 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.
Half of South Venice commutes less than 19 miles
About 27% 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 Venice is a driving town
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% 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 7,559 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, 21% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 61% 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). 3.0% of South Venice households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of South Venice’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 12,000 to 24,000, South Venice ranks 1,363rd of 2,103 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 73 | Pinecrest FL | 18,635 | $206K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 95 | Lake Butler FL | 17,125 | $183K | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 125 | Palm Valley FL | 19,796 | $117K | 4.2% | 1.2% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,361 | Marion Oaks FL | 23,972 | $72K | 10.2% | 3.7% | 3% | B− |
| 1,362 | Callaway FL | 14,369 | $66K | 9.6% | 3.3% | 5% | B− |
| 1,363 | South Venice FL | 17,484 | $77K | 12.5% | 3.9% | 5% | B− |
| 1,364 | Rancho Mirage CA | 17,876 | $107K | 11.7% | 9.4% | 15% | B− |
| 1,365 | Gonzales LA | 13,930 | $75K | 9.0% | 7.9% | 12% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,103 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Venice, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Next door to South Venice
The biggest share goes to Englewood (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Venice workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Venice | – | B− | B | 23 min | $77,097 |
| Venice Gardens | under 2% | C+ | A | 21 min | $70,811 |
| Englewood | 2% | C | B | 23 min | $69,222 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of South Venice’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 Venice: questions
What is the median household income in South Venice?
$77,097 (±$9,403) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Venice?
12.5%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Venice?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Venice work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Venice (13%, 5 mi), Sarasota (9%, 22 mi), South Sarasota (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is South Venice walkable?
South Venice is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 11.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around South Venice without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 21% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from South Venice, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Venice
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.