More than 32 percent of the county's employed work for some governmental unit, many for the University of Florida but others for Santa Fe Community College, the school board, the publically owned hospitals, the county and various communities. Major area employers include the University of Florida as well as the countywide public school system. All you need is the name of your county and the names of the schools students from your neighborhood attend. Use links from the DOE home page for general information about entrance requirements, immunizations and so forth. Getting Around Gainesville is a good place to own a car.
Roads are good.
Greyhound-Trailways serves the city's interstate bus transportation needs. Amtrak provides passenger rail service. Jacksonville has the closest deep-water port to Gainesville. The Gainesville Regional Airport's five commercial carriers offer 25 daily non-stop flights that connect to major transportation hubs in Atlanta, Charlotte, Miami and Orlando. From those cities, you can get virtually anywhere except Antarctica.