Work & commute · Marathon

Work & commute in Marathon, FL

About one in 3 of Marathon’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Key West (10%), Miami (3%) and Key Colony Beach (3%). Half commute less than 45 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

37%

1,685 of 4,585 working residents

Typical commute

45 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

14 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,900 Marathon residents head out of town to work, 1,685 work right here, and 1,838 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Marathon.

2,900live here, work elsewhere

1,685live and work here

1,838work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Marathon goes to work

Marathon (in town)right here

37%1,685

Key West48.5 mi away

10%461

Miami88.3 mi away

3%153

Key Colony Beach0.7 mi away

3%122

Islamorada, Village of Islands35.1 mi away

2%80

Fort Lauderdale111.7 mi away

2%72

Hialeah90.6 mi away

1%68

Key Largo47 mi away

1%59

Coral Gables80.6 mi away

1%54

Duck Key7.8 mi away

1%54

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%1,777

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

How far

How far Marathon commutes

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

40%

14%

43%

40%Under 10 mi

3%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

43%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Marathon is balanced between jobs and homes

0.77jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Marathon are

3,523 jobs are based in Marathon. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Marathon’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Marathon

3,523 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)73%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Marathon residents hold

4,585 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month53%

+22%

Jobs based in Marathon, 2013 → 2023: 2,897 → 3,523. 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.