At 2.6%, unemployment in Upper Grand Lagoon is lower than in 76% of U.S. towns
About one in seven stay in Upper Grand Lagoon for work; outside it, Panama City is the main destination (21%, 14 miles). The two grades for Upper Grand Lagoon are B for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes, where Florida has 28 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Upper Grand Lagoon at work: what stands out
Upper Grand Lagoon trades workers with the towns around it
Upper Grand Lagoon has about as many jobs (5,194) as working residents (6,043), but they are mostly different people: 5,247 residents leave for work each day while 4,398 people come in. Only 15% of the jobs in Upper Grand Lagoon are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Upper Grand Lagoon and Panama City trade workers both ways
Panama City is the top workplace for Upper Grand Lagoon residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Upper Grand Lagoon come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Upper Grand Lagoon are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 28 across Florida. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Florida worker. Time on the road ↓
Most Upper Grand Lagoon residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Upper Grand Lagoon
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Upper Grand Lagoon is better than 65% of U.S. towns, #214 of 638 in Florida. Unemployment holds Upper Grand Lagoon’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 44% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Upper Grand Lagoon could be anywhere from B− to A−.
A workday in Upper Grand Lagoon: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 5,247 residents head out to work, 796 work right here, and 4,398 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 (0.86 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.
Where people from Upper Grand Lagoon work
Where Upper Grand Lagoon clocks in
16% of workers
3% 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.
Getting to work from Upper Grand Lagoon takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upper Grand Lagoon workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,969 commuters (the 11% 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 many miles Upper Grand Lagoon commutes
About 24% 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.
Inside Upper Grand Lagoon’s 5,194 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upper Grand Lagoon, 2013 → 2023: 4,491 → 5,194. 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 Upper Grand Lagoon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
For most of Upper Grand Lagoon, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Upper Grand Lagoon is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns, #330 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.8% 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 8,954 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 46% 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 1.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 61% 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). 4.2% of Upper Grand Lagoon households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Upper Grand Lagoon’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000, Upper Grand Lagoon ranks 990th of 1,999 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 988 | Oak Grove OR | 16,796 | $86K | 8.4% | 5.3% | 4% | B+ |
| 989 | Forest Park IL | 13,829 | $77K | 11.6% | 4.5% | 5% | B+ |
| 990 | Upper Grand Lagoon FL | 17,232 | $82K | 8.1% | 2.6% | 13% | B |
| 991 | White Oak OH | 19,216 | $70K | 8.2% | 4.0% | 3% | B |
| 992 | Williamsburg VA | 15,861 | $76K | 18.8% | 6.8% | 21% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Upper Grand Lagoon, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Upper Grand Lagoon and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Lower Grand Lagoon (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper Grand Lagoon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Grand Lagoon | – | B | B+ | 21 min | $82,157 |
| Lower Grand Lagoon | 3% | B− | A | 24 min | $74,044 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Upper Grand Lagoon’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 Upper Grand Lagoon: questions
What is the median household income in Upper Grand Lagoon?
$82,157 (±$6,742) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper Grand Lagoon?
8.1%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upper Grand Lagoon?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upper Grand Lagoon work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Panama City (21%, 14 mi), Panama City Beach (16%, 8 mi), Lynn Haven (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Upper Grand Lagoon walkable?
Upper Grand Lagoon is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Upper Grand Lagoon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Upper Grand Lagoon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Grand Lagoon
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.