There are 1.8 jobs in Sunrise for every working resident, and 73,705 people commute in
There are 79,803 jobs in Sunrise for 43,676 working residents. Sunrise grades B for jobs and income and A− for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 6.5 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 31.0 in Miami.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Sunrise apart
Sunrise has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Sunrise went from 41,372 in 2013 to 79,803 in 2023, +93%. The jobs ↓
Sunrise is where the jobs are
Sunrise has 79,803 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
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.
What’s behind Sunrise’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Sunrise is better than 60% of U.S. towns, #252 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Sunrise’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sunrise could be anywhere from B− to B+.
The kinds of work in Sunrise
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sunrise, 2013 → 2023: 41,372 → 79,803. 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 Sunrise’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Sunrise, and who commutes in
On a workday 37,578 residents head out to work and 6,098 work right here.
About 135,000 people are in Sunrise on a workday afternoon, 37% more than live here.
1.8 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.
The towns that send workers to Sunrise
Where Sunrise clocks in
12% of workers
5% 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.
About 30 minutes each way, about the FL average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sunrise workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43,710 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.
How far Sunrise goes to work
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.
Sunrise is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sunrise is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns, #248 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 50,144 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 92% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 24% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 88% 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). 5.9% of Sunrise households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Sunrise’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Sunrise is 229th among 439 U.S. towns of 69,000 to 133,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 3 | Bethesda MD | 69,397 | $192K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | Weston FL | 69,588 | $140K | 6.1% | 3.9% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 108 | Doral FL | 81,634 | $94K | 10.3% | 3.3% | 21% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 130 | Plantation FL | 99,183 | $93K | 10.0% | 4.0% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 227 | Brandon FL | 119,767 | $80K | 11.4% | 4.6% | 11% | B |
| 228 | The Villages FL | 83,498 | $78K | 4.7% | 5.3% | 12% | B |
| 229 | Sunrise FL | 98,846 | $78K | 10.7% | 5.4% | 14% | B |
| 230 | Citrus Heights CA | 86,348 | $82K | 8.6% | 6.7% | 6% | B |
| 231 | College Station TX | 127,472 | $51K | 29.2% | 5.1% | 35% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 439 | Flint MI | 79,306 | $38K | 34.1% | 14.8% | 20% | 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 Sunrise, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Work next door: 12% of Sunrise’s workers
The biggest share goes to Plantation (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sunrise workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | – | B | A− | 30 min | $77,652 |
| Plantation | 5% | A− | A− | 28 min | $92,541 |
| Lauderhill | under 3% | C | A | 30 min | $51,165 |
| Weston | 3% | A | B+ | 30 min | $139,825 |
| Davie | 4% | B | A− | 29 min | $87,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sunrise’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 Sunrise: questions
What is the median household income in Sunrise?
$77,652 (±$3,921) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sunrise?
10.7%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sunrise?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sunrise work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Lauderdale (12%, 7 mi), Plantation (5%, 3 mi), Davie (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sunrise walkable?
Sunrise is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 12.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sunrise without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 24% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sunrise, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sunrise
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.