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Statistics · City
estimate
Average commute in Merritt Island
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
251 of 385 · Towns of Florida
Updated Nov 5, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Overview
7 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
8 figures
Latest value · 2024
25.3min
+0.7
since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024
251 of 385
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+1.2
vs Brevard County
−0.1
Brevard County: 25.4 · 2024
Average commute, 2013 – 2024 minutes · Merritt Island · Brevard County · Florida · United States
+1.2 since 2014
22
24
26
28
30
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Merritt Island
Brevard County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Average commute · minutes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Merritt Island · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
25.3 · 2024
First value
24.2 · 2013
Highest
26.4 · 2020
Lowest
23.8 · 2016
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Merritt Island | Change | Brevard County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 25.3 | +0.7 | 25.4 | 28.0 | 26.4 |
| 2023estimate | 24.5 | −0.2 | 25.4 | 28.0 | 26.6 |
| 2022estimate | 24.7 | −0.5 | 25.6 | 27.9 | 26.7 |
| 2021estimate | 25.2 | −1.2 | 25.4 | 27.9 | 26.8 |
| 2020estimate | 26.4 | +2.3 | 25.4 | 27.9 | — |
| 2019estimate | 24.1 | −0.7 | 25.2 | 27.8 | — |
| 2018estimate | 24.8 | +0.7 | 24.8 | 27.4 | — |
| 2017estimate | 24.1 | +0.3 | 24.5 | 27.0 | — |
| 2016estimate | 23.8 | −0.4 | 24.2 | 26.7 | — |
| 2015estimate | 24.1 | +0.1 | 24.2 | 26.4 | — |
| 2014estimate | 24.0 | −0.2 | 24.1 | 26.1 | — |
| 2013estimate | 24.2 | 23.7 | 25.9 | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Average commute | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 386 | Marathon | 13.4 | |
| 385 | Key West | 14.1 | |
| 384 | Stock Island | 14.1 | |
| 383 | Eglin AFB | 14.4 | |
| 382 | Hurlburt Field | 14.5 | |
| 381 | Layton | 15.5 | |
| 380 | St George Island | 15.6 | |
| 379 | Cedar Key | 15.8 | |
| 378 | Vero Beach | 15.8 | |
| 377 | Duck Key | 16.4 | |
| 376 | Crystal River | 16.4 | |
| 375 | Eastpoint | 17.2 | |
| 374 | Sanibel | 17.8 | |
| 373 | Cross City | 17.9 | |
| 372 | Anna Maria | 17.9 | |
| 371 | Port St Joe | 17.9 | |
| 370 | Wabasso Beach | 18.7 | |
| 369 | Sewall's Point | 19.1 | |
| 368 | Valparaiso | 19.2 | |
| 367 | Nokomis | 19.3 | |
| 366 | Apalachicola | 19.3 | |
| 365 | Matlacha | 19.4 | |
| 364 | North Palm Beach | 19.5 | |
| 363 | Belleair Bluffs | 19.5 | |
| 362 | Shalimar | 19.6 | |
| … | |||
| 269 | Coral Gables | 24.7 | |
| 268 | Hypoluxo | 24.7 | |
| 267 | Wewahitchka | 24.7 | |
| 266 | Merritt Island | 24.7 | |
| 265 | Tampa | 24.8 | |
| 264 | Hobe Sound | 24.8 | |
| 263 | Defuniak Springs | 24.8 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022
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.
Education & commute
Merritt Island in numbers
Adults with higher education
47.4%
2024 · Florida
Bachelor's degree or higher
41.0%
2024
High school diploma or higher
95.2%
2024
University enrolment
79.4%
2022 · United States
Internet users
94.7%
2024 · United States
Access to electricity
100.0%
2024 · United States
Work from home
19.0%
2024
Drive alone to work
72.1%
2024
Public transit to work
0.3%
2024