Households in Whiskey Creek have higher incomes than those in 80% of U.S. towns
Only 4% stay in Whiskey Creek for work; outside it, Fort Myers is the main destination (27%, 5 miles). Below the poverty line: 7.4% of residents (Florida 12.6%). The two grades for Whiskey Creek are A− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Whiskey Creek, in a few figures
A lot of Whiskey Creek works one town over
31% of working residents work in a town that borders Whiskey Creek: Fort Myers (27%), Cypress Lake (3%) and McGregor (1%). Next door ↓
Most Whiskey Creek 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Whiskey Creek’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Whiskey Creek is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #92 of 638 in Florida. Household income is its strongest input ($104,476, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. 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, Whiskey Creek could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Whiskey Creek
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Whiskey Creek by day and by night
On a workday 2,044 residents head out to work, 77 work right here, and 1,166 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,500 people are in Whiskey Creek on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.59 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Whiskey Creek’s working residents head each day
Where Whiskey Creek clocks in
27% 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.
In Whiskey Creek, services account for most jobs
1,243 jobs are based in Whiskey Creek.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Whiskey Creek, 2014 → 2024: 1,306 → 1,243. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Whiskey Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way, quicker than most of Florida
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Whiskey Creek workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,394 commuters (the 10% 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.
The commute in Whiskey Creek is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Whiskey Creek is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns, #498 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 2,652 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 37% 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 2.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 71% 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). 5.2% of Whiskey Creek households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Whiskey Creek’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,800 to 7,300, Whiskey Creek ranks 756th of 3,541 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Bay Hill FL | 4,512 | $128K | 0.7% | 1.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 137 | Vineyards FL | 3,849 | $131K | 2.5% | 1.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 183 | Neptune Beach FL | 7,020 | $119K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 754 | Millcreek Township PA | 4,443 | $91K | 9.5% | 0.6% | 4% | A− |
| 755 | White Deer Township PA | 4,363 | $84K | 3.6% | 1.8% | 5% | A− |
| 756 | Whiskey Creek FL | 5,371 | $104K | 7.4% | 3.3% | 4% | A− |
| 757 | Adel IA | 7,098 | $95K | 7.2% | 2.7% | 13% | A− |
| 758 | Hollis ME | 5,003 | $96K | 5.7% | 1.8% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,541 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Whiskey Creek, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
The towns next door employ 31% of Whiskey Creek
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Whiskey Creek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiskey Creek | – | A− | C+ | 25 min | $104,476 |
| McGregor | 1% | A− | C+ | 23 min | $104,788 |
| Fort Myers | 27% | C+ | A− | 25 min | $63,732 |
| Pine Manor | under 2% | C− | A+ | 23 min | $45,697 |
| Cypress Lake | 3% | B− | A− | 25 min | $62,590 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Fort Myers. Darker towns draw more of Whiskey Creek’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 2024, 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 Whiskey Creek: questions
What is the median household income in Whiskey Creek?
$104,476 (±$11,051) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Whiskey Creek?
7.4%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Whiskey Creek?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Whiskey Creek work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Myers (27%, 5 mi), Cape Coral (5%, 8 mi), Villas (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Whiskey Creek walkable?
Whiskey Creek is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 9.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Whiskey Creek without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Whiskey Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whiskey Creek
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.