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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Work from home in Fort Walton Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 319 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 2, 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 8.4% +0.6 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 319 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +6.3 pp
vs Okaloosa County −1.4 pp Okaloosa County: 9.7% · 2024
Work from home, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Walton Beach · Okaloosa County · Florida · United States
+6.3 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 Work from home · percent
Fort Walton Beach
8.4%
Okaloosa County
9.7%
Florida
15.7%
United States
15.1%

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

The series at a glance Fort Walton Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 8.4% · 2024
First value 3.2% · 2013
Highest 8.4% · 2024
Lowest 2.0% · 2015
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort Walton BeachChange Okaloosa CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 8.4% +0.6 pp 9.7% 15.7% 15.1%
2023estimate 7.8% +0.7 pp 9.2% 13.9% 13.5%
2022estimate 7.1% +0.9 pp 8.4% 11.9% 11.7%
2021estimate 6.2% +0.3 pp 7.2% 9.9% 9.7%
2020estimate 5.9% +1.5 pp 6.0% 7.8% —
2019estimate 4.4% +1.4 pp 4.6% 6.2% —
2018estimate 3.0% +0.7 pp 4.1% 5.8% —
2017estimate 2.3% −0.4 pp 3.5% 5.6% —
2016estimate 2.7% +0.7 pp 3.4% 5.4% —
2015estimate 2.0% −0.0 pp 3.0% 5.1% —
2014estimate 2.0% −1.2 pp 2.9% 4.9% —
2013estimate 3.2% 3.0% 4.8% —

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
#TerritoryWork from home
1 Jupiter Island 47.9%
2 Longboat Key 28.7%
3 Otter Creek 28.6%
4 Indian River Shores 27.8%
5 Duck Key 27.2%
6 Navarre Beach 26.8%
7 Palm Beach 26.6%
8 Holmes Beach 25.3%
9 Manasota Key 22.3%
10 St Leo 21.7%
11 Hillsboro Beach 20.9%
12 Bokeelia 20.8%
13 Sanibel 20.0%
14 Yankeetown 19.4%
15 Horseshoe Beach 18.8%
16 Tierra Verde 18.0%
17 Siesta Key 17.8%
18 Hutchinson Island South 17.8%
19 Highland Beach 17.7%
20 Naples 16.7%
21 Ocean Ridge 16.6%
22 Inglis 16.4%
23 Marco Island 16.3%
24 Bal Harbour 16.2%
25 Layton 16.2%
…
336 Pinellas Park 2.1%
337 Hilliard 2.1%
338 Nokomis 2.1%
339 Fort Walton Beach 2.0%
340 Brooksville 2.0%
341 Hernando 2.0%
342 Miami Gardens 1.9%
…

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

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.