Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Household incomes in Weston top those of 93% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Weston is better than 90% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns (B+). Below the poverty line: 6.1% of residents, next to 12.6% across Florida. Working from home is the commute for 27% of workers; Florida has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Weston stands out on work
Weston trades workers with the towns around it
Weston has about as many jobs (25,538) as working residents (29,282), but they are mostly different people: 25,391 residents leave for work each day while 21,647 people come in. Only 15% of the jobs in Weston are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Weston works from home
27% of Weston workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. Time on the road ↓
Weston has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Weston went from 18,025 in 2013 to 25,538 in 2023, +42%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Weston’s Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($139,825, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Weston could be anywhere from A− to A+.
How many people are in Weston by day
On a workday 25,391 residents head out to work, 3,891 work right here, and 21,647 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 (0.87 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.
Commuting from Weston: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Weston workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24,078 commuters (the 27% 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.
67% of the jobs in Weston pay over $3,333 a month
25,538 jobs are based in Weston.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Weston, 2013 → 2023: 18,025 → 25,538. 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 Weston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
8% of working residents work in Sunrise
Where Weston clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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.
Weston’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Getting around Weston: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 33,097 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 7% 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 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 48% 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). 1.7% of Weston households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Weston’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 634 U.S. towns of 49,000 to 94,000, Weston comes 76th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 74 | Saratoga Springs UT | 61,397 | $129K | 5.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A |
| 75 | Catalina Foothills AZ | 52,593 | $115K | 4.5% | 2.7% | 9% | A |
| 76 | Weston FL | 69,588 | $140K | 6.1% | 3.9% | 13% | A |
| 77 | Wylie TX | 63,842 | $120K | 5.6% | 4.0% | 8% | A |
| 78 | Noblesville IN | 76,111 | $104K | 5.3% | 2.9% | 15% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 105 | Horizon West FL | 67,416 | $127K | 7.3% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 132 | Coral Gables FL | 49,578 | $134K | 9.4% | 3.6% | 18% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 181 | Palm Beach Gardens FL | 63,883 | $107K | 7.2% | 3.9% | 17% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 634 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 51% | 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 Weston, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
12% of Weston works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Sunrise (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Weston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston | – | A | B+ | 30 min | $139,825 |
| Sunrise | 8% | B | A− | 30 min | $77,652 |
| Southwest Ranches | under 3% | A+ | B− | 28 min | $161,051 |
| Davie | 4% | B | A− | 29 min | $87,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Weston’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 Weston: questions
What is the median household income in Weston?
$139,825 (±$11,213) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Weston?
6.1%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Weston?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Weston work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sunrise (8%, 10 mi), Fort Lauderdale (8%, 16 mi), Miami (7%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Weston walkable?
Weston is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Weston without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Weston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Weston
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.