Household incomes in Tiger Point top those of 88% of U.S. towns
Only 3% work in Tiger Point itself; outside it, Pensacola draws the most (25%, 9 miles). 3.2% of residents live below the poverty line; Florida has 12.6%. The two grades for Tiger Point are B+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Tiger Point: the gist
Tiger Point trades workers with the towns around it
Tiger Point has about as many jobs (1,382) as working residents (1,323), but they are mostly different people: 1,281 residents leave for work each day while 1,340 people come in. Only 3% of the jobs in Tiger Point are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
61% of the jobs in Tiger Point are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Tiger Point
59% of Tiger Point residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 30% of the jobs based in Tiger Point pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
34% of the jobs based in Tiger Point are held by workers 29 or younger, against 19% of Tiger Point’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
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.
Inside Tiger Point’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Tiger Point is better than 69% of U.S. towns, #185 of 638 in Florida. The poverty rate holds Tiger Point’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (5.7%, 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, Tiger Point could be anywhere from B− to A.
The workday shuffle in and out of Tiger Point
On a workday 1,281 residents head out to work, 42 work right here, and 1,340 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.04 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Jobs in Tiger Point: what the 1,382 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tiger Point, 2013 → 2023: 1,285 → 1,382. 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 Tiger Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Tiger Point’s working residents head each day
Where Tiger Point clocks in
25% 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 trip to work from Tiger Point: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tiger Point workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,421 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.
How far it is to work from Tiger Point
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.
Few in Tiger Point walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Tiger Point is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns, #303 of 638 in Florida. Both inputs place Tiger Point 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 1,670 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Tiger Point households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Tiger Point’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,900, Tiger Point ranks 1,326th of 4,474 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Bay Hill FL | 4,512 | $128K | 0.7% | 1.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 81 | Geneva FL | 3,441 | $133K | 0.6% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 83 | Windermere FL | 3,344 | $178K | 1.3% | 2.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,324 | Saukville WI | 4,554 | $80K | 8.5% | 3.7% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,325 | Middlefield Township OH | 4,498 | $74K | 8.8% | 1.0% | 11% | B+ |
| 1,326 | Tiger Point FL | 3,628 | $119K | 3.2% | 5.7% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,327 | Kendall NY | 2,577 | $88K | 6.9% | 3.0% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,328 | Jefferson Township OH | 3,071 | $92K | 2.2% | 5.2% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,474 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Tiger Point, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
How Tiger Point compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Midway (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tiger Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Point | – | B+ | B+ | 30 min | $118,967 |
| Midway | 8% | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $96,041 |
| Woodlawn Beach | under 2% | B+ | C− | 33 min | $123,355 |
| Oriole Beach | under 2% | A− | C+ | 30 min | $88,154 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tiger Point’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 Tiger Point: questions
What is the median household income in Tiger Point?
$118,967 (±$20,262) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tiger Point?
3.2%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tiger Point?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tiger Point work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pensacola (25%, 9 mi), Midway (8%, 3 mi), Gulf Breeze (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Tiger Point walkable?
Tiger Point is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tiger Point without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tiger Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tiger Point
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.