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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 Oct 31, 2026

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

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

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryAverage commute
1 Pineland 43.9
2 Matlacha 43.5
3 Laurel Hill 39.1
4 Hernando Beach 38.5
5 Jupiter Island 38.2
6 The Hammocks 37.4
7 Goulds 37.1
8 Cutler Bay 36.6
9 Kendale Lakes 36.5
10 Tice 36.4
11 Shady Hills 36.4
12 Florida City 35.9
13 Alva 35.8
14 Three Lakes 35.8
15 South Miami Heights 35.6
16 The Acreage 35.6
17 Manasota Key 35.6
18 Seville 35.4
19 Bokeelia 35.1
20 West Perrine 34.7
21 Sopchoppy 34.7
22 Lehigh Acres 34.6
23 Princeton 34.6
24 Hilliard 34.6
25 Surfside 34.4
…
165 Seffner 26.5
166 Malabar 26.5
167 Thonotosassa 26.5
168 Fort Myers Beach 26.5
169 Cooper City 26.5
170 Freeport 26.4
171 Palm Harbor 26.4
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2015

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.