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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Average commute in Sarasota

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 349 of 385 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 27, 2026
Education & commute · Sarasota Sarasota County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 20.7min −0.6 since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 349 of 385 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +1.3
vs Sarasota County −3.8 Sarasota County: 24.5 · 2024
Average commute, 2013 – 2024 minutes · Sarasota · Sarasota County · Florida · United States
+1.3 since 2014
Sarasota Sarasota County Florida United States

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

Compared with Average commute · minutes
Sarasota
20.7
Sarasota County
24.5
Florida
28.0
United States
26.4

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

The series at a glance Sarasota · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 20.7 · 2024
First value 19.1 · 2013
Highest 22.3 · 2021
Lowest 19.1 · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearSarasotaChange Sarasota CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 20.7 −0.6 24.5 28.0 26.4
2023estimate 21.3 +0.1 24.5 28.0 26.6
2022estimate 21.3 −1.0 24.5 27.9 26.7
2021estimate 22.3 +0.1 24.2 27.9 26.8
2020estimate 22.2 +0.8 24.5 27.9 —
2019estimate 21.5 +0.6 24.5 27.8 —
2018estimate 20.9 +0.5 24.1 27.4 —
2017estimate 20.4 +0.4 23.6 27.0 —
2016estimate 20.0 +0.5 23.2 26.7 —
2015estimate 19.5 +0.0 22.6 26.4 —
2014estimate 19.5 +0.4 22.2 26.1 —
2013estimate 19.1 21.9 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.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryAverage commute
49 Alva 32.9
372 Anna Maria 17.9
366 Apalachicola 19.3
23 Apollo Beach 36.6
258 Atlantic Beach 25.1
225 Atlantis 26.2
2 Ave Maria 44.2
120 Aventura 29.7
38 Bagdad 34.1
28 Bal Harbour 35.7
142 Baldwin 29.0
51 Bay Harbor Islands 32.8
93 Bay Pines 30.7
156 Bayonet Point 28.6
296 Bayshore Gardens 23.8
240 Bell 25.8
241 Belle Glade 25.8
358 Belleair 19.9
126 Belleair Beach 29.6
363 Belleair Bluffs 19.5
288 Bellview 24.1
244 Beverly Hills 25.7
184 Big Pine Key 27.7
17 Biscayne Park 37.7
107 Bloomingdale 30.2
…
281 Safety Harbor 24.3
207 San Antonio 26.8
374 Sanibel 17.8
336 Sarasota 21.3
200 Satellite Beach 27.0
322 Sawgrass 22.5
359 Sea Ranch Lakes 19.9
…

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.