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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Work from home in Fort Myers

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 216 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 1, 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 13.8% +0.9 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 216 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +8.1 pp
vs Lee County −1.5 pp Lee County: 15.4% · 2024
Work from home, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Myers · Lee County · Florida · United States
+8.1 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 Work from home · percent
Fort Myers
13.8%
Lee County
15.4%
Florida
15.7%
United States
15.1%

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

The series at a glance Fort Myers · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 13.8% · 2024
First value 5.3% · 2013
Highest 13.8% · 2024
Lowest 4.2% · 2018
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort MyersChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 13.8% +0.9 pp 15.4% 15.7% 15.1%
2023estimate 12.9% +3.3 pp 13.8% 13.9% 13.5%
2022estimate 9.6% +1.8 pp 11.4% 11.9% 11.7%
2021estimate 7.8% +2.2 pp 9.6% 9.9% 9.7%
2020estimate 5.6% +1.3 pp 7.5% 7.8% —
2019estimate 4.2% +0.1 pp 6.3% 6.2% —
2018estimate 4.2% −0.7 pp 5.6% 5.8% —
2017estimate 4.8% +0.6 pp 5.6% 5.6% —
2016estimate 4.2% −0.8 pp 5.7% 5.4% —
2015estimate 5.1% −0.6 pp 5.6% 5.1% —
2014estimate 5.7% +0.4 pp 5.6% 4.9% —
2013estimate 5.3% 5.9% 4.8% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2017 · 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
#TerritoryWork from home
1 Indian River Shores 46.0%
2 Duck Key 41.5%
3 Otter Creek 39.3%
4 Longboat Key 33.9%
5 Holmes Beach 29.0%
6 Palm Beach 27.5%
7 Anna Maria 25.0%
8 Horseshoe Beach 25.0%
9 Hutchinson Island South 24.7%
10 Panacea 23.7%
11 Ocean Ridge 23.5%
12 Golden Beach 23.3%
13 Navarre Beach 22.5%
14 Captiva 22.0%
15 Sanibel 21.8%
16 Hillsboro Beach 21.7%
17 St Leo 21.5%
18 Manasota Key 21.3%
19 Highland Beach 20.6%
20 Jupiter Island 20.2%
21 Tierra Verde 19.9%
22 Bal Harbour 19.8%
23 Century 19.7%
24 South Beach 18.7%
25 Surfside 18.6%
…
234 Thonotosassa 4.9%
235 South Pasadena 4.9%
236 New Port Richey East 4.8%
237 Fort Myers 4.8%
238 Bradenton 4.8%
239 Hernando 4.8%
240 Ensley 4.7%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017

What it means

The share of workers who mainly work at home.

How it is calculated

Workers who worked from home divided by all workers aged 16 and over.