The Acreage has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income A−: better than 83% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #78 of 638 in Florida.
Walkability C−: more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns · #586 of 638 in Florida.
Household incomes here are higher than in 83% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 38 minutes each way (Florida 28, U.S. 26). Only 5% work in The Acreage; the top destination outside it is West Palm Beach (13%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from The Acreage
Jobs in The Acreage have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in The Acreage went from 2,205 in 2013 to 5,634 in 2023, +156%. The jobs ↓
The Acreage workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 28 across Florida. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The Acreage draws workers from far and wide
The 5,634 jobs in The Acreage are filled from a wide area. The Acreage’s own residents hold 19% and the ten next-biggest home towns 16%; the other 65% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
The Acreage is a place people come home to
There are 5,634 jobs based in The Acreage, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday The Acreage has about 26,000 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. 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 The Acreage’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, The Acreage is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #78 of 638 in Florida. Household income is its strongest input ($109,032, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.7%, 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, The Acreage could be anywhere from B+ to A.
What the 5,634 jobs in The Acreage are
5,634 jobs are based in The Acreage. Here is what they are, next to the jobs The Acreage’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in The Acreage, 2013 → 2023: 2,205 → 5,634. 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.
About 38 minutes each way, longer than most of Florida
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of The Acreage workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18,193 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Florida: 83% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
13% of working residents work in West Palm Beach
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where The Acreage clocks in
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
The Acreage quiets down on a workday
On a workday 19,809 residents head out to work, 1,061 work right here, and 4,573 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26,000 people are in The Acreage on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.27 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 2023, primary jobs.
Half of The Acreage commutes less than 16 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 16% 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.
Most trips from The Acreage start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, The Acreage is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns, #586 of 638 in Florida. Both inputs place The Acreage near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 20,674 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.5% of The Acreage households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of The Acreage’s commuters take a bus or train.
The Acreage is 318th of 1,019 U.S. towns of 29,000 to 55,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of The Acreage, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 54 | Parkland FL | 39,186 | $199K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 112 | Fruit Cove FL | 35,877 | $142K | 2.7% | 2.8% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 136 | Cooper City FL | 35,030 | $132K | 5.0% | 4.0% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 316 | Stow OH | 33,941 | $94K | 5.2% | 3.9% | 9% | A− |
| 317 | Goose Creek SC | 52,010 | $88K | 6.5% | 2.7% | 7% | A− |
| 318 | The Acreage FL | 40,843 | $109K | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5% | A− |
| 319 | Lombard IL | 44,399 | $100K | 7.2% | 4.4% | 7% | A− |
| 320 | Jeffersontown KY | 29,193 | $82K | 6.5% | 2.8% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,019 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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.
The Acreage and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Palm Beach Gardens (5%). Darker towns draw more of The Acreage’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | The Acreage workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Acreage | – | A− | C− | 38 min | $109,032 |
| Westlake | under 3% | A | B− | 45 min | $131,925 |
| Palm Beach Gardens | 5% | A− | B+ | 23 min | $106,947 |
| Loxahatchee Groves | under 3% | B | A− | 29 min | $111,699 |
| Royal Palm Beach | 3% | A− | A− | 31 min | $96,027 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 The Acreage: questions
What is the median household income in The Acreage?
$109,032 (±$8,202) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in The Acreage?
4.6%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from The Acreage?
38 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in The Acreage work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Palm Beach (13%, 10 mi), Palm Springs (5%, 15 mi), Palm Beach Gardens (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is The Acreage walkable?
The Acreage is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around The Acreage without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from The Acreage, from the people who make the trip.
More of The Acreage
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.