Tier 1 · Included in base scope
LEHD / LODES Workforce-Flow Analysis
Where the cluster's workforce actually lives, and how far they commute. Tells you the real labor shed — not the administrative MSA.
Marine & Life Sciences · workforce origin distribution
Labor shed: 8.4-mile effective radius
Pinellas County (city of St. Pete)
54% · 12min commute
Pinellas County (other)
24% · 22min commute
Hillsborough County
14% · 38min commute
Pasco / Manatee / Other
8% · 47min commute
What the flows reveal
Tight labor shed — 78% of workers live within Pinellas County.
Marine & Life Sciences workers cluster in southern Pinellas neighborhoods — Old Northeast, Crescent Heights, and Bayway Isles. Average commute is 18 minutes, well below the MSA average of 28 minutes. Cluster is operating with a tight, recruitable, locally-concentrated talent pool. Implication: workforce strategy should emphasize Pinellas-County housing and transit, not cross-bay solutions.
Recommendation
Pinellas-centered talent strategy: housing affordability in southern Pinellas, transit improvements within county. Cross-bay commuting is not the bottleneck.
Illustrative dummy data
All figures shown are illustrative and chosen to demonstrate three meaningfully different findings. Final analysis at engagement award is derived from authoritative sources (BLS, ACS, Florida DEO, IMPLAN, CoStar) with full methodology documentation.
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