Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Fewer people are out of work in Umatilla (2.5%) than in 77% of U.S. towns
The average commute takes 33 minutes each way, next to 28 for Florida and 26 for the U.S. Umatilla grades B− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Only 5% stay in Umatilla for work; outside it, Tavares is the main destination (11%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Umatilla, in brief
Umatilla 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 ↓
Umatilla makes and builds things
35% of the jobs based in Umatilla are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Umatilla residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 21%. 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.
The figures behind Umatilla’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Umatilla is better than 51% of U.S. towns, #331 of 638 in Florida. Unemployment holds Umatilla’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 37% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Umatilla could be anywhere from C to A−.
Time on the road from Umatilla: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Umatilla workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,278 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.
Goods, not services: 35% of the jobs in Umatilla
1,113 jobs are based in Umatilla.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Umatilla, 2013 → 2023: 1,090 → 1,113. 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 Umatilla’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Umatilla
On a workday 1,563 residents head out to work, 78 work right here, and 1,035 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in Umatilla on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.68 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.
Where people from Umatilla work
Where Umatilla clocks in
11% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Umatilla’s commute, mile by mile
About 21% 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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Umatilla, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Umatilla is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns, #480 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.9% 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 1,496 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). 6.7% of Umatilla households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Umatilla’s commuters take a bus or train.
Umatilla is 2,134th of 4,195 U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,700 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 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 53 | Bay Hill FL | 4,512 | $128K | 0.7% | 1.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 86 | Geneva FL | 3,441 | $133K | 0.6% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 88 | Windermere FL | 3,344 | $178K | 1.3% | 2.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,132 | Beekmantown NY | 5,396 | $87K | 12.8% | 2.4% | 10% | B− |
| 2,133 | Kenneth City FL | 4,868 | $49K | 13.8% | 2.8% | 1% | B− |
| 2,134 | Umatilla FL | 4,199 | $71K | 11.0% | 2.5% | 5% | B− |
| 2,135 | Berlin MD | 5,335 | $81K | 18.9% | 2.1% | 14% | B− |
| 2,136 | Windsor VA | 2,947 | $69K | 11.7% | 3.6% | 7% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,195 | 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 Umatilla, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Umatilla and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Umatilla workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umatilla | – | B− | B− | 33 min | $71,077 |
| Altoona | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Altoona: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Umatilla’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 Umatilla: questions
What is the median household income in Umatilla?
$71,077 (±$3,506) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Umatilla?
11.0%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Umatilla?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Umatilla work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tavares (11%, 12 mi), Eustis (7%, 5 mi), Orlando (5%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Umatilla walkable?
Umatilla is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Umatilla without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Umatilla, from the people who make the trip.
More of Umatilla
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.