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Work & commute in Dickerson · A commuter town

100% of Dickerson’s working residents leave town for work

Most working residents leave Dickerson for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Pensacola (27%), Brent (10%) and Fort Walton Beach (9%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Work in town
0%
0 of 81 working residents
Typical commute
10 mi
half travel less, straight-line
Jobs based here
3
A commuter town

What kind of work town is Dickerson?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The commute map

27% of working residents work in Pensacola

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

Hoover: 1 residents work here (1%)Gulf Breeze: 3 residents work here (4%)Milton: 5 residents work here (6%)Fort Walton Beach: 7 residents work here (9%)Pensacola: 22 residents work here (27%)Jacksonville: 3 residents work here (4%)Dickerson CityWright: 2 residents work here (2%)Brent: 8 residents work here (10%)Ferry Pass: 6 residents work here (7%)EnsleyGonzalezNavarre: 2 residents work here (2%)PensacolaBrentFort Walton BeachFerry PassMiltonGulf BreezeDickerson
1
Pensacola8 mi away
27%22
2
Brent11.1 mi away
10%8
3
Fort Walton Beach26.7 mi away
9%7
4
Ferry Pass7.7 mi away
7%6
5
Milton10.2 mi away
6%5
6
Gulf Breeze10.2 mi away
4%3
7
Jacksonville322.1 mi away
4%3
8
Wright25.4 mi away
2%2
9
Navarre11.6 mi away
2%2
10
Hoover, AL200.4 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
27%22
The top trips

Where Dickerson clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

Day and night

Dickerson quiets down on a workday

On a workday 81 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

81live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night76
Workday0
76live here− 81head out to work+ 3come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Dickerson on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.04 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.

How far

Half of Dickerson commutes less than 10 miles

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPensacola: 27% · 8 miBrent: 10% · 11.1 miFort Walton Beach: 9% · 26.7 miFerry Pass: 7% · 7.7 miMilton: 6% · 10.2 miGulf Breeze: 4% · 10.2 miJacksonville: 4% · 322.1 miWright: 2% · 25.4 miNavarre: 2% · 11.6 miHoover: 1% · 200.4 miPensacola 27%Brent 10%Ferry Pass 7%Milton 6%Dickerson
DickersonTop destinations (size = commuters)
46%Under 10 mi37 residents
33%10–24 mi26 residents
14%25–50 mi11 residents
8%Over 50 mi6 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

The jobs

Dickerson makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods

3 jobs are based in Dickerson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Dickerson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in DickersonJobs Dickerson residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%20%
Trade, transport & utilities0%23%
Services: health, schools, offices0%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less33%9%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%27%
Over $3,333 a month33%64%

Who does it

29 or younger0%17%
30 to 54100%52%
55 and older0%31%
+200%

Jobs based in Dickerson, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 3. 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.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Every worker, home to work. The Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.
  • Where the employer says. A job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.
  • Two surveys. Flows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: the Census American Community Survey.
  • Straight lines. Distances are as the crow flies between home and work. Roads, rivers and traffic make the real trip longer.
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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.

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