With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of West Lealman works elsewhere
Measured by household income, West Lealman is behind 86% of U.S. towns. 2,501 jobs are based in West Lealman; 6,710 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn West Lealman C; getting around on foot earns it A.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in West Lealman, in brief
Fewer jobs are based in West Lealman than ten years ago
Jobs counted in West Lealman fell from 5,045 in 2013 to 2,501 in 2023, −50%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
West Lealman and St. Petersburg trade workers both ways
St. Petersburg is the top workplace for West Lealman residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in West Lealman come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 West Lealman’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, West Lealman is better than 34% of U.S. towns, #459 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds West Lealman’s grade up (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($51,589, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, West Lealman could be anywhere from C− to B−.
34% of the jobs in West Lealman make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Lealman, 2013 → 2023: 5,045 → 2,501. 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 West Lealman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
19% of working residents work in St. Petersburg
Where West Lealman clocks in
19% of workers
9% 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.
Who works in West Lealman, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 6,549 residents head out to work, 161 work right here, and 2,340 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in West Lealman on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer 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.
About 29 minutes to work from West Lealman
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Lealman workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,476 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.
Where in the region West Lealman works
About 19% 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 West Lealman, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Lealman is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns, #53 of 638 in Florida. Both inputs place West Lealman 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 6,180 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 96% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 22% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 79% 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). 9.2% of West Lealman households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of West Lealman’s commuters take a bus or train.
West Lealman places 1,779th of 2,362 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 10,000 to 20,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 95 | Pinecrest FL | 18,635 | $206K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 123 | Lake Butler FL | 17,125 | $183K | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 156 | Palm Valley FL | 19,796 | $117K | 4.2% | 1.2% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,777 | Vienna Township MI | 13,001 | $70K | 12.3% | 7.2% | 6% | C |
| 1,778 | Saddlebrooke AZ | 13,085 | $89K | 5.4% | 9.3% | 8% | C |
| 1,779 | West Lealman FL | 14,944 | $52K | 17.6% | 5.3% | 2% | C |
| 1,780 | Pine Ridge FL | 10,762 | $71K | 15.1% | 3.5% | 4% | C |
| 1,781 | Justice IL | 12,285 | $57K | 19.4% | 6.7% | 3% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 2,362 | 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 West Lealman, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Next door is work for 29% of West Lealman
The biggest share goes to St. Petersburg (19%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Lealman workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Lealman | – | C | A | 29 min | $51,589 |
| Kenneth City | under 2% | B− | A | 27 min | $49,347 |
| Pinellas Park | 8% | B− | A− | 23 min | $63,432 |
| St. Petersburg | 19% | B | A | 26 min | $75,192 |
| Seminole | 2% | B | A− | 26 min | $75,774 |
| Bay Pines | under 2% | B+ | B− | 31 min | $68,214 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Lealman’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 West Lealman: questions
What is the median household income in West Lealman?
$51,589 (±$5,162) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Lealman?
17.6%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Lealman?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Lealman work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Petersburg (19%, 7 mi), Largo (9%, 6 mi), Pinellas Park (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is West Lealman walkable?
West Lealman is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.3 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Lealman without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 22% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Lealman, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Lealman
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.