Naval Air Station Richmond Headquarters Building · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Three Lakes draws 15,037 commuters a day, with 2.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 15,520 jobs in Three Lakes, and 7,366 of its residents work somewhere. Three Lakes grades A− for jobs and income and A− for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 4.2 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
What the numbers say about work in Three Lakes
Three Lakes is where the jobs are
Three Lakes has 15,520 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 25,000 people are in town, 48% more than the 17,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Three Lakes draws workers from far and wide
The 15,520 jobs in Three Lakes are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 35%; the other 62% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Three Lakes has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Three Lakes went from 10,667 in 2013 to 15,520 in 2023, +45%. The jobs ↓
Three Lakes workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 28 across Florida. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 38 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 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 Three Lakes’ Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Three Lakes is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #73 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Three Lakes’ grade up (ahead of 90% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (9.9%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Three Lakes could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
A workday in Three Lakes: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 6,883 residents head out to work and 483 work right here.
About 25,000 people are in Three Lakes on a workday afternoon, 48% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the people who work in Three Lakes live
Where Three Lakes clocks in
18% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Three Lakes
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Three Lakes, 2013 → 2023: 10,667 → 15,520. 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 Three Lakes’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Three Lakes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Three Lakes workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,887 commuters (the 14% 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.
Miles to work from Three Lakes
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Three Lakes
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Three Lakes is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns, #245 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.4% 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 9,172 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 38% 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 4.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 81% 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). 2.2% of Three Lakes households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Three Lakes’ commuters take a bus or train.
How Three Lakes ranks: 560th of 1,999 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000
| # | 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+ |
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| 70 | Pinecrest FL | 18,635 | $206K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 90 | Lake Butler FL | 17,125 | $183K | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 119 | Palm Valley FL | 19,796 | $117K | 4.2% | 1.2% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 558 | Larkspur CA | 12,620 | $140K | 7.0% | 4.4% | 7% | A− |
| 559 | Cinnaminson Township NJ | 17,930 | $128K | 4.2% | 7.1% | 8% | A− |
| 560 | Three Lakes FL | 16,888 | $102K | 9.9% | 2.9% | 7% | A− |
| 561 | Atlantic Beach FL | 13,245 | $119K | 7.7% | 3.2% | 8% | A− |
| 562 | South Middleton Township PA | 17,792 | $92K | 6.4% | 2.6% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Three Lakes, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
The towns around Three Lakes
The biggest share goes to Kendall (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Three Lakes workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Lakes | – | A− | A− | 33 min | $102,306 |
| The Crossings | under 2% | A | B+ | 30 min | $91,012 |
| Richmond Heights | under 2% | B | A− | 31 min | $67,606 |
| Kendall | 7% | B+ | A | 30 min | $87,325 |
| Country Walk | under 2% | A | B | 37 min | $124,540 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Three Lakes’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 Three Lakes: questions
What is the median household income in Three Lakes?
$102,306 (±$7,947) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Three Lakes?
9.9%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Three Lakes?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Three Lakes work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami (18%, 15 mi), Kendall (7%, 3 mi), Doral (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Three Lakes walkable?
Three Lakes is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 12.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Three Lakes 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 Three Lakes, from the people who make the trip.
More of Three Lakes
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.