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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Average commute in Fort Myers

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 252 of 385 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 26, 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 25.2min +0.3 since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 252 of 385 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −0.1
vs Lee County −4.2 Lee County: 29.4 · 2024
Average commute, 2013 – 2024 minutes · Fort Myers · Lee County · Florida · United States
−0.1 since 2014
Fort Myers Lee County Florida United States

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

Compared with Average commute · minutes
Fort Myers
25.2
Lee County
29.4
Florida
28.0
United States
26.4

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

The series at a glance Fort Myers · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 25.2 · 2024
First value 25.5 · 2013
Highest 25.5 · 2013
Lowest 24.0 · 2020
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort MyersChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 25.2 +0.3 29.4 28.0 26.4
2023estimate 24.9 +0.4 28.4 28.0 26.6
2022estimate 24.5 −0.0 27.9 27.9 26.7
2021estimate 24.6 +0.5 27.8 27.9 26.8
2020estimate 24.0 −0.7 27.6 27.9 —
2019estimate 24.8 +0.0 27.5 27.8 —
2018estimate 24.8 −0.0 27.3 27.4 —
2017estimate 24.8 −0.3 27.2 27.0 —
2016estimate 25.1 −0.2 27.3 26.7 —
2015estimate 25.3 +0.0 27.4 26.4 —
2014estimate 25.3 −0.2 27.2 26.1 —
2013estimate 25.5 26.9 25.9 —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2014 · 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
#TerritoryAverage commute
1 Pineland 49.8
2 Matlacha 43.3
3 Tice 38.7
4 The Hammocks 37.3
5 Indian River Shores 37.2
6 Shady Hills 36.6
7 Three Lakes 36.4
8 Cutler Bay 36.2
9 Jupiter Island 36.1
10 The Acreage 35.4
11 Goulds 35.2
12 South Miami Heights 35.2
13 Palmetto Bay 35.1
14 Kendale Lakes 35.0
15 Princeton 34.9
16 Hilliard 34.7
17 Laurel Hill 34.7
18 Lehigh Acres 34.4
19 Bokeelia 34.2
20 Jupiter Farms 34.1
21 Juno Beach 33.7
22 Steinhatchee 33.6
23 West Perrine 33.5
24 Cudjoe Key 33.1
25 Hernando Beach 33.1
…
194 Sewall's Point 25.4
195 Virginia Gardens 25.4
196 Hobe Sound 25.3
197 Fort Myers 25.3
198 South Miami 25.3
199 New Port Richey 25.3
200 Miami Beach 25.3
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2014

What it means

How long the trip to work takes, one way.

How it is calculated

Total travel time of workers who do not work from home divided by their number, from the survey.