Work & commute · West Samoset

Work & commute in West Samoset, FL

Most working residents leave West Samoset for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Bradenton (14%), Sarasota (5%) and South Bradenton (3%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

50 of 2,352 working residents

Typical commute

9 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 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 2,302 West Samoset residents head out of town to work, 50 work right here, and 1,370 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Samoset.

2,302live here, work elsewhere

50live and work here

1,370work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Samoset goes to work

Bradenton1.9 mi away

14%337

Sarasota9.2 mi away

5%119

South Bradenton1.9 mi away

3%78

Tampa34.7 mi away

3%74

Palmetto4 mi away

3%63

Lakewood Ranch10.8 mi away

2%53

West Samoset (in town)right here

2%50

St. Petersburg21 mi away

2%41

Fruitville11.2 mi away

2%40

Orlando102.2 mi away

1%34

Everywhere elseother towns and states

62%1,463

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

How far

How far West Samoset commutes

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

53%

11%

13%

23%

53%Under 10 mi

11%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Samoset is a commuter town

0.60jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in West Samoset are

1,420 jobs are based in West Samoset. Here is what they are, next to the jobs West Samoset’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in West Samoset

1,420 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month46%

Jobs West Samoset residents hold

2,352 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month44%

+39%

Jobs based in West Samoset, 2013 → 2023: 1,022 → 1,420. 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.