Work & commute · Gardner

Work & commute in Gardner, FL

Most working residents leave Gardner for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Wauchula (9%), Sebring (5%) and Arcadia (2%). Half commute less than 38 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 146 working residents

Typical commute

38 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

74%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 145 Gardner residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Gardner.

145live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

19work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Gardner goes to work

Wauchula12.8 mi away

9%13

Sebring22.2 mi away

5%7

Arcadia10.7 mi away

2%3

Zolfo Springs8.9 mi away

1%2

Stuart95.5 mi away

1%2

Avon Park23.2 mi away

1%2

Auburndale51.6 mi away

1%2

Sarasota46.4 mi away

1%2

Miami146.8 mi away

1%2

Winter Haven47.3 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

75%109

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Gardner commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

34%

23%

38%

5%Under 10 mi

34%10–24 mi

23%25–50 mi

38%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Gardner is a commuter town

0.14jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.14 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Gardner are

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

Jobs based in Gardner

20 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities5%

Services (health, schools, offices…)95%

$1,250 a month or less75%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month5%

Jobs Gardner residents hold

146 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month57%

−43%

Jobs based in Gardner, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 20. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe 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 saysA 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 surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.