For families in Okeechobee County, Fla., a Miami Dolphins game is a major expense, according to a new county-by-county analysis published by Doc's Sports.

The study, which priced a trip for a family of four from nearly every U.S. county to its nearest NFL stadium, finds that a typical family from Okeechobee County faces an estimated $1,364 bill to see the Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium this season.

With a local median family income of $68,838 a year, that single outing equals about 24% of a typical family's monthly pre-tax income. By comparison, the typical U.S. family's trip to its nearest team takes about 16% of a month's income.

For a lot of kids in Okeechobee County, seeing the Dolphins in person is a promise that keeps getting pushed to next season. Many parents want to make it happen, but one game can cost more than the family can spare. So game day happens on the couch, and their favorite players never get any closer than the TV.

Saving for that one game would mean setting aside about $114 every month for a year. A Tampa Bay Buccaneers game, about 25 miles farther, would come to about $728.

Itemized trip cost for Okeechobee County

• Resale tickets, fees included (four seats together): $1,234
• Parking: $10
• Stadium food and drinks (four hot dogs, four sodas, two beers): $80
• Gas for the 236-mile round trip: $40
• Total estimated trip: $1,364

The estimates use the median Gametime resale price for four seats together across the team's remaining home games (captured Oct. 28), AAA state gas averages, federal GSA hotel rates and the Census Bureau's median family income for each county.

About Doc's Sports

Doc's Sports has offered sports analysis since 1971. The full county-by-county study is at docsports.com/what-it-costs-a-family-to-see-nfl-game-across-country-london-fans.html