Work & commute · University

Work & commute in University, FL

Most working residents leave University for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Orlando (19%), Alafaya (3%) and Tampa (3%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1,117 of 12,685 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

16%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 11,568 University residents head out of town to work, 1,117 work right here, and 36,296 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in University.

11,568live here, work elsewhere

1,117live and work here

36,296work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where University goes to work

Orlando11.1 mi away

19%2,464

University (in town)right here

9%1,117

Alafaya4.2 mi away

3%359

Tampa88.8 mi away

3%336

Jacksonville123.9 mi away

2%308

Winter Park9 mi away

2%286

Lake Buena Vista24.6 mi away

2%224

Oviedo5.1 mi away

2%198

Sanford14.6 mi away

2%194

Maitland11 mi away

1%183

Everywhere elseother towns and states

55%7,016

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

How far

How far University commutes

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

25%

38%

29%

25%Under 10 mi

38%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

29%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

University is a job hub

2.95jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in University are

37,413 jobs are based in University. Here is what they are, next to the jobs University’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in University

37,413 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities6%

Services (health, schools, offices…)92%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month72%

Jobs University residents hold

12,685 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month49%

+34%

Jobs based in University, 2013 → 2023: 27,890 → 37,413. 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.