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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Drive alone to work in Fort Walton Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 17 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 7, 2026
Education & commute · Fort Walton Beach Okaloosa County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 81.2% +3.2 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 17 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −2.9 pp
vs Okaloosa County +4.6 pp Okaloosa County: 76.7% · 2024
Drive alone to work, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Walton Beach · Okaloosa County · Florida · United States
−2.9 pp since 2014
Fort Walton Beach Okaloosa 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 Walton Beach
81.2%
Okaloosa County
76.7%
Florida
70.2%
United States
68.8%

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

The series at a glance Fort Walton Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 81.2% · 2024
First value 81.6% · 2013
Highest 84.2% · 2014
Lowest 77.6% · 2020
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort Walton BeachChange Okaloosa CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 81.2% +3.2 pp 76.7% 70.2% 68.8%
2023estimate 78.0% −0.9 pp 76.4% 72.1% 70.2%
2022estimate 79.0% +0.4 pp 77.1% 74.1% 71.7%
2021estimate 78.6% +1.0 pp 78.7% 76.1% 73.2%
2020estimate 77.6% −2.8 pp 80.4% 77.7% —
2019estimate 80.4% −1.6 pp 82.0% 79.1% —
2018estimate 82.0% −1.1 pp 83.1% 79.4% —
2017estimate 83.1% +0.5 pp 82.9% 79.5% —
2016estimate 82.7% −1.2 pp 83.4% 79.5% —
2015estimate 83.9% −0.3 pp 83.4% 79.6% —
2014estimate 84.2% +2.6 pp 83.3% 79.6% —
2013estimate 81.6% 83.0% 79.5% —

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
#TerritoryDrive alone to work
391 Panacea 21.7%
390 Otter Creek 29.7%
389 Captiva 30.0%
388 Steinhatchee 33.6%
387 Chokoloskee 33.9%
386 Longboat Key 38.1%
385 Jupiter Island 43.0%
384 Goulding 43.6%
383 Palm Beach 44.8%
382 Miami Beach 47.3%
381 Juno Beach 48.2%
380 Siesta Key 49.5%
379 Manasota Key 49.7%
378 Hillsboro Beach 51.0%
377 Dover 51.7%
376 Pineland 51.8%
375 Nocatee 52.5%
374 Tice 52.7%
373 Sanibel 53.7%
372 Horseshoe Beach 53.8%
371 Bradenton Beach 53.8%
370 Parker 54.3%
369 Redington Beach 54.7%
368 Key Biscayne 55.2%
367 Cedar Key 55.4%
…
63 Port Orange 77.8%
62 Melbourne Village 77.9%
61 Beverly Hills 78.0%
60 Fort Walton Beach 78.0%
59 Yankeetown 78.1%
58 Lighthouse Point 78.2%
57 Westchester 78.2%
…

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

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.