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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 7, 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

2015 · 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
386 Captiva 0.0%
385 Duck Key 40.8%
384 St Leo 41.0%
383 Jupiter Island 42.3%
382 Immokalee 43.4%
381 Horseshoe Beach 46.9%
380 Tice 47.8%
379 Dover 50.9%
378 Yankeetown 51.8%
377 Miami Beach 52.9%
376 Longboat Key 54.8%
375 Bokeelia 55.0%
374 Steinhatchee 55.3%
373 Manasota Key 56.0%
372 Key West 56.6%
371 Florida City 57.3%
370 Bronson 59.9%
369 Daytona Beach Shores 60.5%
368 St. Augustine 60.6%
367 Indiantown 61.1%
366 Cedar Key 61.6%
365 Hastings 61.7%
364 St George Island 62.2%
363 Palm Beach 62.3%
362 Indian River Shores 63.0%
…
303 Bonita Springs 73.3%
302 Carrabelle 73.5%
301 Pompano Beach 73.5%
300 Fort Myers 73.6%
299 Big Pine Key 73.7%
298 Princeton 73.7%
297 Osprey 73.9%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2015

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.