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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Average commute in Fort Myers

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 252 of 385 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 29, 2026
Education & commute · Fort Myers Lee County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 25.2min +0.3 since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 252 of 385 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −0.1
vs Lee County −4.2 Lee County: 29.4 · 2024
Average commute, 2013 – 2024 minutes · Fort Myers · Lee County · Florida · United States
−0.1 since 2014
Fort Myers 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
25.2
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 · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 25.2 · 2024
First value 25.5 · 2013
Highest 25.5 · 2013
Lowest 24.0 · 2020
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort MyersChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 25.2 +0.3 29.4 28.0 26.4
2023estimate 24.9 +0.4 28.4 28.0 26.6
2022estimate 24.5 −0.0 27.9 27.9 26.7
2021estimate 24.6 +0.5 27.8 27.9 26.8
2020estimate 24.0 −0.7 27.6 27.9 —
2019estimate 24.8 +0.0 27.5 27.8 —
2018estimate 24.8 −0.0 27.3 27.4 —
2017estimate 24.8 −0.3 27.2 27.0 —
2016estimate 25.1 −0.2 27.3 26.7 —
2015estimate 25.3 +0.0 27.4 26.4 —
2014estimate 25.3 −0.2 27.2 26.1 —
2013estimate 25.5 26.9 25.9 —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2016 · 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 Marathon 11.8
381 Key West 13.9
380 Duck Key 14.0
379 Eglin AFB 14.5
378 Apalachicola 14.8
377 Shalimar 15.3
376 St Leo 15.4
375 Horseshoe Beach 15.7
374 Layton 15.8
373 Cedar Key 15.9
372 Valparaiso 16.6
371 Lower Grand Lagoon 16.8
370 Stock Island 16.8
369 Islamorada 17.0
368 Vero Beach South 17.2
367 Marco Island 17.5
366 Crystal River 17.7
365 Vero Beach 17.8
364 Masaryktown 18.2
363 Eastpoint 18.5
362 Sanibel 18.6
361 Naples 18.7
360 Gulf Breeze 19.0
359 Holmes Beach 19.2
358 Fort Walton Beach 19.3
…
227 Opa-locka 25.1
226 Sewall's Point 25.1
225 Ellenton 25.1
224 Fort Myers 25.1
223 Mary Esther 25.2
222 Pine Ridge 25.2
221 Lighthouse Point 25.3
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

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.