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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Average commute in Fort Myers Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 351 of 385 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 4, 2026
Education & commute · Fort Myers Beach Lee County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

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Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2024 20.7min +0.2 since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 351 of 385 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −5.9
vs Lee County −8.8 Lee County: 29.4 · 2024
Average commute, 2013 – 2024 minutes · Fort Myers Beach · Lee County · Florida · United States
−5.9 since 2014
Fort Myers Beach Lee County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Average commute · minutes
Fort Myers Beach
20.7
Lee County
29.4
Florida
28.0
United States
26.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Fort Myers Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 20.7 · 2024
First value 24.3 · 2013
Highest 27.2 · 2019
Lowest 19.6 · 2021
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort Myers BeachChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 20.7 +0.2 29.4 28.0 26.4
2023estimate 20.4 +0.6 28.4 28.0 26.6
2022estimate 19.8 +0.2 27.9 27.9 26.7
2021estimate 19.6 −2.4 27.8 27.9 26.8
2020estimate 22.0 −5.2 27.6 27.9 —
2019estimate 27.2 +1.7 27.5 27.8 —
2018estimate 25.6 +0.5 27.3 27.4 —
2017estimate 25.0 −1.5 27.2 27.0 —
2016estimate 26.5 +0.0 27.3 26.7 —
2015estimate 26.5 −0.0 27.4 26.4 —
2014estimate 26.5 +2.2 27.2 26.1 —
2013estimate 24.3 26.9 25.9 —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryAverage commute
382 Duck Key 11.4
381 Goodland 11.6
380 Layton 12.0
379 Marathon 13.7
378 Eglin AFB 14.1
377 Key West 14.2
376 Crystal River 14.4
375 Perry 15.1
374 Eastpoint 15.3
373 Marco Island 15.3
372 Shalimar 15.7
371 St Leo 15.8
370 Stock Island 16.2
369 Valparaiso 16.3
368 Apalachicola 16.5
367 Islamorada 17.6
366 South Gate Ridge 17.6
365 Gulf Breeze 17.6
364 Bunnell 17.7
363 Vero Beach 17.9
362 Fort Walton Beach 18.1
361 Sanibel 18.2
360 Nokomis 18.3
359 Melbourne Village 18.5
358 Lower Grand Lagoon 18.6
…
161 Palm Bay 26.4
160 Dade City 26.5
159 Port Richey 26.5
158 Fort Myers Beach 26.5
157 Hutchinson Island South 26.5
156 Sebastian 26.6
155 North Bay Village 26.6
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2014

What it means

How long the trip to work takes, one way.

How it is calculated

Total travel time of workers who do not work from home divided by their number, from the survey.