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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Drive alone to work in Fort Myers

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 232 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 5, 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 68.1% −1.4 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 232 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −5.0 pp
vs Lee County −2.7 pp Lee County: 70.8% · 2024
Drive alone to work, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Myers · Lee County · Florida · United States
−5.0 pp since 2014
Fort Myers Lee County Florida United States

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

Compared with Drive alone to work · percent
Fort Myers
68.1%
Lee County
70.8%
Florida
70.2%
United States
68.8%

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

The series at a glance Fort Myers · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 68.1% · 2024
First value 69.9% · 2013
Highest 77.0% · 2018
Lowest 68.1% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort MyersChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 68.1% −1.4 pp 70.8% 70.2% 68.8%
2023estimate 69.5% −1.8 pp 72.7% 72.1% 70.2%
2022estimate 71.3% −2.0 pp 74.8% 74.1% 71.7%
2021estimate 73.3% −1.2 pp 76.3% 76.1% 73.2%
2020estimate 74.5% −0.6 pp 77.8% 77.7% —
2019estimate 75.1% −1.9 pp 79.0% 79.1% —
2018estimate 77.0% +0.2 pp 79.9% 79.4% —
2017estimate 76.7% +0.9 pp 79.9% 79.5% —
2016estimate 75.8% +2.2 pp 79.8% 79.5% —
2015estimate 73.6% +0.5 pp 79.0% 79.6% —
2014estimate 73.1% +3.2 pp 78.3% 79.6% —
2013estimate 69.9% 76.5% 79.5% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2024 · 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
#TerritoryDrive alone to work
96 Alva 74.8%
270 Anna Maria 65.7%
70 Apalachicola 76.3%
316 Apollo Beach 61.0%
252 Atlantic Beach 66.8%
185 Atlantis 70.6%
333 Ave Maria 59.9%
352 Aventura 56.1%
301 Bagdad 63.2%
298 Bal Harbour 63.3%
68 Baldwin 76.5%
360 Bay Harbor Islands 53.8%
192 Bay Pines 70.1%
82 Bayonet Point 75.4%
177 Bayshore Gardens 70.9%
273 Bell 65.4%
120 Belle Glade 73.5%
196 Belleair 69.7%
249 Belleair Beach 67.2%
331 Belleair Bluffs 60.0%
49 Bellview 78.1%
42 Beverly Hills 78.8%
203 Big Pine Key 69.4%
237 Biscayne Park 67.9%
145 Bloomingdale 72.2%
…
215 Florida Ridge 68.9%
276 Fort Denaud 65.3%
285 Fort Lauderdale 64.4%
232 Fort Myers 68.1%
254 Fort Myers Beach 66.7%
211 Fort Pierce 69.2%
17 Fort Walton Beach 81.2%
…

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

What it means

The share of workers who drive to work alone.

How it is calculated

Workers who drove alone in a car, truck or van divided by all workers aged 16 and over.