Altamonte Springs Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Altamonte Springs, Florida: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.

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Commute Time Burden in Altamonte Springs: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Altamonte Springs spend about 47 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 195 hours, about 8.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 2% less time on the road than the Florida average of 24.0 minutes each way, a difference of 0.6 minutes.

Altamonte Springs holds about 0.2% of Florida's population and accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Altamonte Springs would save about 78 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,416 at the same national wage assumption used above.

Area	One-Way Commute	Daily Round-Trip	Yearly Time Spent	Estimated Yearly Cost	Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Altamonte Springs	23.4 min	46.8 min	195 hrs/yr	$6,040	5,582
Florida	24.0 min	47.9 min	200 hrs/yr	$6,189	3,068
United States	22.4 min	44.8 min	187 hrs/yr	$5,790	1,355

The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day on non-highway roads, come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

Altamonte Springs Commute Map

On average, it takes 23.4 minutes to get to work in Altamonte Springs. That's 4% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 16.5% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Altamonte Springs

Riding a motorcycle is unusually rare in Altamonte Springs: 9.2 times less than the Florida average (0.0% vs 0.2%).

Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Altamonte Springs: 9.4 times less than the Florida average (0.0% vs 0.4%).

Biking is unusually rare in Altamonte Springs: 4.4 times less than the Florida average (0.1% vs 0.5%).

Commute Mode Trends in Altamonte Springs, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Altamonte Springs get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.

Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Show commute mode data by year

Year	Car	Worked at Home	Other	Walked	Public Transportation	Bicycle	Taxi	Motorcycle
2009	91.1%	4.5%	0.6%	1.4%	1.1%	1.0%	0.2%	0.1%
2010	91.2%	4.5%	0.4%	1.8%	1.0%	1.0%	0.1%	0.2%
2011	90.8%	4.3%	0.6%	2.0%	0.8%	1.1%	0.1%	0.2%
2012	91.3%	3.9%	0.8%	1.7%	0.8%	1.0%	0.1%	0.4%
2013	90.5%	4.2%	1.1%	2.0%	0.5%	1.3%	0.2%	0.3%
2014	90.7%	4.9%	1.3%	1.7%	0.2%	0.7%	0.2%	0.2%
2015	90.0%	5.3%	1.4%	1.5%	0.5%	0.8%	0.2%	0.2%
2016	90.3%	5.8%	1.3%	1.0%	0.6%	0.7%	0.0%	0.2%
2017	90.5%	5.9%	1.1%	1.2%	0.7%	0.5%	0.0%	0.1%
2018	90.2%	6.2%	0.8%	1.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
2019	89.5%	7.1%	0.5%	1.7%	0.8%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
2020	88.6%	8.0%	1.3%	1.5%	0.4%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
2021	85.9%	10.7%	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	83.9%	12.3%	1.7%	1.4%	0.5%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
2023	81.4%	14.7%	1.7%	1.6%	0.5%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	80.1%	16.5%	1.4%	1.3%	0.6%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2012 at 91.3%. Overall it fell from 91.1% in 2009 to 80.1% in 2024, down 11.0 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 7 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Altamonte Springs: its share of workers rose from 4.5% in 2009 to 16.5% in 2024, up 12.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 9.4 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Biking lost the most ground, falling from 1.0% to 0.1% of workers (down 0.9 percentage points).

Commute Start Times in Altamonte Springs

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Altamonte Springs?

The bars show when commuters in Altamonte Springs leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Florida for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM		6.1%
5:00-5:29 AM		2.1%
5:30-5:59 AM		4.2%
6:00-6:29 AM		6.4%
6:30-6:59 AM		7.1%
7:00-7:29 AM		13.9%
7:30-7:59 AM		13.2%
8:00-8:29 AM		13.5%
8:30-8:59 AM		8.3%
9:00-9:59 AM		8.8%
10:00-10:59 AM		3.3%
11:00-11:59 AM		1.7%
12:00-3:59 PM		5.9%
4:00-11:59 PM		5.5%

Altamonte Springs Florida Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Altamonte Springs is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 13.9% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.1% across Florida. Early starts are about as common as in Florida: 12.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.2% there. The morning rush looks much like Florida's: 47.7% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.7% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (25.2%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.

When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.

See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Altamonte Springs, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.

Is Altamonte Springs Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024

Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Altamonte Springs next to Florida and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.

Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Show typical departure times by year

Year	Altamonte Springs	Florida	United States
2009	7:57 AM	7:41 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:56 AM	7:43 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:55 AM	7:44 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:57 AM	7:46 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:57 AM	7:47 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:57 AM	7:47 AM	7:39 AM
2015	8:00 AM	7:47 AM	7:38 AM
2016	8:04 AM	7:46 AM	7:38 AM
2017	8:02 AM	7:45 AM	7:38 AM
2018	8:00 AM	7:44 AM	7:37 AM
2019	8:02 AM	7:43 AM	7:37 AM
2020	8:03 AM	7:43 AM	7:37 AM
2021	8:00 AM	7:43 AM	7:37 AM
2022	8:02 AM	7:44 AM	7:37 AM
2023	8:01 AM	7:44 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:53 AM	7:43 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Altamonte Springs were on the road by 7:53 AM, 4 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:57 AM). That goes against the trend across Florida, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Altamonte Springs now leave 15 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Altamonte Springs has moved 9 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Altamonte Springs in the whole series.

How does Altamonte Springs's commute time compare?

Metric	Altamonte Springs	Florida	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	23.4 min	24.0 min	22.4 min
Departure Window	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window	08:00 AM – 08:29 AM	08:00 AM – 08:29 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home	16.5%	15.7%	15.0%
Walked	1.3%	1.4%	2.4%
Public Transit	0.6%	1.2%	3.2%

The average commute time in Altamonte Springs is 23.4 minutes, shorter than the 24.0 minutes in Florida.

0.6% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.2% in Florida. 1.3% commute by walking, lower than the 1.4% in Florida.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Altamonte Springs, FL Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

How Altamonte Springs, FL compares with the 1 cities closest to it.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Altamonte Springs, FL	42,393	23.4 min #2/2	16.5% #2/2	7:53 AM #1/2
Wekiwa Springs, FL	21,415	23.1 min	26.7%	8:01 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Altamonte Springs, Florida.

Is living in Altamonte Springs, Florida good for avoiding long commute costs?

Commuters here spend an estimated 195 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,040 at a typical national wage. That's 2% less than the typical Florida commuter spends.

When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Altamonte Springs, Florida?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Altamonte Springs, Florida. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.