LIVING IN VERO BEACH

Vero Beach is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 16,707 people and 35 constituent neighborhoods, Vero Beach is the 164th largest community in Florida.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Vero Beach is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Vero Beach is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vero Beach who work in sales jobs (19.75%), management occupations (12.17%), and office and administrative support (11.85%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.73% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.