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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 3, 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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Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
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

2023 · 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
54 Alva 33.1
370 Anna Maria 18.0
367 Apalachicola 18.5
23 Apollo Beach 36.7
246 Atlantic Beach 25.4
222 Atlantis 26.3
11 Ave Maria 37.9
80 Aventura 31.5
6 Bagdad 40.0
41 Bal Harbour 34.3
190 Baldwin 27.3
107 Bay Harbor Islands 30.5
42 Bay Pines 34.3
173 Bayonet Point 28.0
254 Bayshore Gardens 25.3
232 Bell 25.9
287 Belle Glade 24.0
357 Belleair 20.1
140 Belleair Beach 29.1
355 Belleair Bluffs 20.3
304 Bellview 23.2
199 Beverly Hills 27.1
211 Big Pine Key 26.7
37 Biscayne Park 34.9
93 Bloomingdale 30.9
…
323 Florida Ridge 22.6
50 Fort Denaud 33.6
216 Fort Lauderdale 26.5
266 Fort Myers 24.9
354 Fort Myers Beach 20.4
212 Fort Pierce 26.6
334 Fort Walton Beach 21.9
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

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.