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Work & commute in University, FL

Most working residents leave University for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Tampa (29%), East Lake-Orient Park (5%) and Town 'n' Country (3%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
5%
943 of 18,283 working residents
Typical commute
10 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
28 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
13%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 17,340 University residents head out of town to work, 943 work right here, and 19,804 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in University.

17,340live here, work elsewhere
943live and work here
19,804work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where University goes to work

Temple TerraceJacksonvilleTampaSt. PetersburgOrlandoLakelandUniversityLake MagdaleneEast Lake-Orient ParkTown 'n' CountryLutzLand O' LakesWesley ChapelBrandonRiverviewTampaEast Lake-Orient ParkTown 'n' CountryBrandonSt. PetersburgOrlandoLakelandJacksonvilleLake MagdaleneUniversity
1
Tampa7.9 mi away
29%5,385
2
University (in town)right here
5%943
35%836
4
Town 'n' Country9.9 mi away
3%580
5
Brandon12.7 mi away
3%489
6
St. Petersburg25.2 mi away
2%409
7
Orlando72.9 mi away
2%340
8
Lakeland29.2 mi away
2%283
9
Jacksonville162.9 mi away
2%281
10
Lake Magdalene2.8 mi away
1%267
Everywhere elseother towns and states
46%8,470

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.

48%Under 10 mi
22%10–24 mi
6%25–50 mi
24%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

University is balanced between jobs and homes

1.13jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.13 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in University are

20,747 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

20,747 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)4%
Trade, transport & utilities15%
Services (health, schools, offices…)81%
$1,250 a month or less9%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%
Over $3,333 a month65%

Jobs University residents hold

18,283 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)10%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)68%
$1,250 a month or less16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month37%
Over $3,333 a month47%
+20%

Jobs based in University, 2013 → 2023: 17,321 → 20,747. 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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