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Work & commute in Goulding, FL

Most working residents leave Goulding for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Pensacola (29%), Ferry Pass (10%) and Brent (7%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
2%
24 of 1,048 working residents
Typical commute
6 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
25 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
6%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,024 Goulding residents head out of town to work, 24 work right here, and 2,524 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Goulding.

1,024live here, work elsewhere
24live and work here
2,524work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Goulding goes to work

MobileFort Walton BeachPensacolaJacksonvilleGouldingMyrtle GroveWest PensacolaWarringtonBrentBellviewFerry PassEnsleyGonzalezPacePensacolaFerry PassBrentWest PensacolaEnsleyFort Walton BeachJacksonvilleBellviewMobileGoulding
1
Pensacola2.3 mi away
29%302
2
Ferry Pass6.2 mi away
10%101
3
Brent2.5 mi away
7%71
4
West Pensacola2.5 mi away
3%34
5
Ensley6.5 mi away
3%34
6
Goulding (in town)right here
2%24
7
Fort Walton Beach36.2 mi away
1%14
8
Jacksonville331.9 mi away
1%14
9
Bellview5.1 mi away
1%14
10
Mobile, AL54.6 mi away
1%13
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%427

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

How far

How far Goulding commutes

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

64%Under 10 mi
12%10–24 mi
7%25–50 mi
18%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Goulding is a job hub

2.43jobs per working resident
A job hub

2.4 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Goulding are

2,548 jobs are based in Goulding. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Goulding’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Goulding

2,548 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)6%
Trade, transport & utilities11%
Services (health, schools, offices…)83%
$1,250 a month or less7%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%
Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Goulding residents hold

1,048 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)12%
Trade, transport & utilities21%
Services (health, schools, offices…)67%
$1,250 a month or less23%
$1,251–$3,333 a month43%
Over $3,333 a month34%
−8%

Jobs based in Goulding, 2013 → 2023: 2,755 → 2,548. 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.

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