Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0How Waverly works: jobs, income and commuting
At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Florida 16%). Hardly any work in Waverly itself; outside it, Winter Haven draws the most (8%, 8 miles). There are 212 jobs in Waverly, and 303 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Waverly apart on work
Working from home in Waverly
of Waverly workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 106 commuters (the 0% 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.
A workday in Waverly: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 303 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 212 people come in from elsewhere.
About 96 people are in Waverly on a workday afternoon, 49% fewer than live here.
0.70 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 Waverly work
Where Waverly clocks in
8% of workers
8% 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.
70% of the jobs in Waverly pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Waverly, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 212. 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 Waverly’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Waverly
About 25% 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.
Around Waverly: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waverly workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly | – | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Wales | 8% | C− | C+ | 24 min | $56,347 |
| Dundee | under 2% | C | C+ | 35 min | $48,668 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lake Wales. Darker towns draw more of Waverly’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 Waverly: questions
What is the poverty rate in Waverly?
15.0%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Waverly work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winter Haven (8%, 8 mi), Lake Wales (8%, 5 mi), Bartow (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Waverly 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 Waverly, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waverly
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.