Commuting in Brevard County, 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 Brevard County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Brevard County spend about 45 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 188 hours, about 7.8 full days, spent commuting. That is 6% less time on the road than the Florida average of 24.0 minutes each way, a difference of 1.4 minutes.
Brevard County holds about 2.8% of Florida's population but accounts for roughly 2.6% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Brevard County would save about 75 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,328 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)
Brevard County
22.5 min
45.1 min
188 hrs/yr
$5,819
2,878
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.
On average, it takes
22.5
minutes to get to work in
Brevard County.
That's 1% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 14.6% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Brevard County
Car:
82.0%
Worked at Home:
14.6%
Walked:
1.0%
Other:
0.9%
Public Transportation:
0.6%
Bicycle:
0.5%
Motorcycle:
0.3%
Taxi:
0.1%
Commute Mode Trends in Brevard County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Brevard County 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
Walked
Other
Public Transportation
Bicycle
Motorcycle
Taxi
2009
92.1%
3.9%
1.2%
1.2%
0.5%
0.6%
0.6%
0.0%
2010
91.7%
4.3%
1.2%
1.1%
0.4%
0.6%
0.7%
0.0%
2011
91.6%
4.5%
1.1%
1.1%
0.4%
0.6%
0.7%
0.0%
2012
91.6%
4.4%
1.1%
1.1%
0.4%
0.6%
0.7%
0.0%
2013
91.5%
4.5%
1.1%
1.2%
0.5%
0.6%
0.6%
0.0%
2014
91.0%
4.8%
1.1%
1.2%
0.6%
0.7%
0.6%
0.0%
2015
90.4%
5.0%
1.1%
1.4%
0.6%
0.7%
0.6%
0.0%
2016
89.9%
5.6%
1.2%
1.4%
0.6%
0.7%
0.6%
0.0%
2017
89.5%
6.1%
1.1%
1.4%
0.6%
0.8%
0.5%
0.1%
2018
89.5%
6.2%
1.0%
1.3%
0.6%
0.8%
0.5%
0.1%
2019
89.4%
6.4%
1.1%
1.2%
0.5%
0.8%
0.5%
0.1%
2020
88.7%
7.7%
1.0%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.1%
2021
86.7%
9.6%
1.1%
0.9%
0.6%
0.5%
0.4%
0.2%
2022
84.7%
11.6%
1.1%
0.9%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
2023
83.3%
13.2%
1.0%
0.9%
0.6%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
2024
82.0%
14.6%
1.0%
0.9%
0.6%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Overall its share fell from 92.1% in 2009 to 82.0% in 2024, down 10.1 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Brevard County: its share of workers rose from 3.9% in 2009 to 14.6% in 2024, up 10.7 percentage points. Most of that increase, 8.2 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Commute Start Times in Brevard County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Brevard County?
The bars show when commuters in Brevard County 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
12:00-4:59 AMBrevard County3.9%Florida4.7%
3.9%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMBrevard County3.2%Florida3.5%
3.2%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMBrevard County4.8%Florida4.0%
4.8%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMBrevard County9.9%Florida9.1%
9.9%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMBrevard County10.7%Florida8.9%
10.7%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMBrevard County15.5%Florida15.1%
15.5%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMBrevard County12.5%Florida10.6%
12.5%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMBrevard County11.8%Florida13.1%
11.8%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMBrevard County5.2%Florida5.8%
5.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMBrevard County6.2%Florida8.0%
6.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMBrevard County3.3%Florida3.5%
3.3%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMBrevard County1.3%Florida1.5%
1.3%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMBrevard County6.5%Florida6.3%
6.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMBrevard County5.1%Florida5.9%
5.1%
Brevard CountyFloridaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Brevard County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 15.5% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.1% across Florida. Early starts are about as common as in Florida: 12.0% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.2% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Florida: 50.4% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.7% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (22.4%) 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 Brevard County, 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 Brevard County 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 Brevard County 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
Brevard County
Florida
United States
2009
7:36 AM
7:41 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:35 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:35 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:36 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:37 AM
7:47 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:39 AM
7:47 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:40 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:41 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:41 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:39 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:38 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:35 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:33 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:32 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:34 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:35 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Brevard County were on the road by 7:35 AM, 1 minute earlier than in 2009 (7:36 AM). That goes against the trend across Florida, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Brevard County now leave 3 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Brevard County has moved 3 minutes earlier.
How does Brevard County's commute time compare?
Metric
Brevard County
Florida
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
22.5 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
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
14.6%
15.7%
15.0%
Walked
1.0%
1.4%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.6%
1.2%
3.2%
The average commute time in Brevard County is 22.5 minutes, shorter than the 24.0 minutes in Florida.
0.6% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.2% in Florida. 1.0% commute by walking, lower than the 1.4% in Florida.
Brevard County, FL Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Brevard County, FL is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 628,683 residents against a local median of 481,459. Brevard County, FL sits close to the middle of its own neighbourhood. No measure below is more than 15% off the local median, so the choice between these counties turns on things this data does not capture.
The largest of those small differences is one-way commute, 5% below the local median at 22.5 min against 23.7 min. Brevard County, FL has the 2nd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Brevard County, Florida.
Is commuting expensive in Brevard County, Florida?
Commuters here spend an estimated 188 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,819 at a typical national wage. That's 6% less than the typical Florida commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Brevard County, Florida?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Brevard County, Florida. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How do commute times compare across counties in Florida?
Among counties in Florida, the shortest average commutes are in Taylor County (13.8 min), Monroe County (16.1 min), Franklin County (16.6 min). The longest are in Washington County (32.8 min), Osceola County (32.3 min), Liberty County (32.1 min).