Hoosac Tunnel · Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Florida has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers, next to 19% for Massachusetts as a whole. There are 44 jobs in Florida for 403 working residents. Only 1% work in Florida itself; outside it, Pittsfield draws the most (18%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Florida in brief
Florida is a place people come home to
There are 44 jobs based in Florida, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Florida has about 340 people in it, 51% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. 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; with 403 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Florida
On a workday 398 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Florida on a workday afternoon, 51% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Florida
About 30% 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.
Where Florida goes to work
Where Florida clocks in
18% of workers
12% 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.
Goods, not services: 34% of the jobs in Florida
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Florida, 2013 → 2023: 56 → 44. 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 Florida’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Florida’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Florida workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 294 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Massachusetts: 75% drive alone, 8% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Next door to Florida
The biggest share goes to Savoy (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Florida workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | – | — | — | 26 min | $86,875 |
| Savoy | 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Rowe | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Charlemont | under 3% | D | B | 37 min | $53,063 |
| Monroe | under 3% | — | — | 56 min | — |
| Clarksburg | under 3% | B− | D | 24 min | $77,143 |
Same-state neighbors only. Savoy, Rowe and Monroe: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Florida’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 Florida: questions
What is the median household income in Florida?
$86,875 (±$17,061) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Florida?
5.8%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Florida?
26 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Florida work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsfield (18%, 20 mi), Adams (12%, 6 mi), North Adams (9%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Florida without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Florida, from the people who make the trip.
More of Florida
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.