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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 Nov 2, 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

2022 · 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
386 Marathon 13.4
385 Key West 14.1
384 Stock Island 14.1
383 Eglin AFB 14.4
382 Hurlburt Field 14.5
381 Layton 15.5
380 St George Island 15.6
379 Cedar Key 15.8
378 Vero Beach 15.8
377 Duck Key 16.4
376 Crystal River 16.4
375 Eastpoint 17.2
374 Sanibel 17.8
373 Cross City 17.9
372 Anna Maria 17.9
371 Port St Joe 17.9
370 Wabasso Beach 18.7
369 Sewall's Point 19.1
368 Valparaiso 19.2
367 Nokomis 19.3
366 Apalachicola 19.3
365 Matlacha 19.4
364 North Palm Beach 19.5
363 Belleair Bluffs 19.5
362 Shalimar 19.6
…
277 Palmetto 24.4
276 Bradenton 24.5
275 Lynn Haven 24.5
274 Fort Myers 24.5
273 South Beach 24.6
272 Indian River Shores 24.6
271 Tavernier 24.6
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022

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.