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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

2020 · 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
385 St George Island 11.3
384 Hurlburt Field 12.2
383 Stock Island 12.7
382 Marathon 13.1
381 Key West 13.1
380 Eglin AFB 13.2
379 Cedar Key 13.5
378 Duck Key 14.0
377 Vero Beach 15.6
376 Eastpoint 16.1
375 Cross City 17.3
374 Crystal River 17.5
373 Gulf Breeze 17.7
372 Valparaiso 17.9
371 Shalimar 18.0
370 Sanibel 18.1
369 Belleair Bluffs 18.5
368 Port St Joe 18.6
367 Nokomis 18.9
366 Vero Beach South 19.2
365 Daytona Beach 19.3
364 South Pasadena 19.7
363 St James City 19.7
362 Layton 19.8
361 St Leo 19.8
…
334 Sopchoppy 21.7
333 Lake Park 21.7
332 West Melbourne 21.8
331 Fort Myers Beach 22.0
330 Melbourne 22.1
329 Stuart 22.1
328 Niceville 22.2
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020

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.