Work & commute · Sumatra

Work & commute in Sumatra, FL

Most working residents leave Sumatra for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Tallahassee (16%), Bristol (9%) and Blountstown (5%). Half commute less than 49 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 81 working residents

Typical commute

49 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

—%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 81 Sumatra residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Sumatra.

81live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

10work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Sumatra goes to work

Tallahassee52.8 mi away

16%13

Bristol27.8 mi away

9%7

Blountstown29.3 mi away

5%4

Panama City36 mi away

5%4

Jacksonville199.5 mi away

5%4

Quincy44.4 mi away

2%2

Eastpoint19.8 mi away

2%2

Mangonia Park373.8 mi away

1%1

Apalachicola20.4 mi away

1%1

Sneads47.5 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

52%42

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

How far

How far Sumatra commutes

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

11%

42%

47%

0%Under 10 mi

11%10–24 mi

42%25–50 mi

47%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Sumatra is a commuter town

0.12jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Sumatra are

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

Jobs based in Sumatra

10 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)80%

$1,250 a month or less30%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month30%

Jobs Sumatra residents hold

81 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month51%

−17%

Jobs based in Sumatra, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 10. 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.