Dixie County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Dixie 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 Dixie County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Dixie County spend about 43 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 179 hours, about 7.5 full days, spent commuting. That is 10% less time on the road than the Florida average of 24.0 minutes each way, a difference of 2.5 minutes.

Dixie County holds about 0.1% of Florida's population and accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Dixie County would save about 72 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,221 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)
Dixie County	21.5 min	43.0 min	179 hrs/yr	$5,552	567
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.

Commute Time Map: Florida Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Florida

Taylor County (13.8 min)
Monroe County (16.1 min)
Franklin County (16.6 min)

Slowest commutes among counties in Florida

Washington County (32.8 min)
Osceola County (32.3 min)
Liberty County (32.1 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Dixie County

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Average commute time

On average, it takes 21.5 minutes to get to work in Dixie County. That's 4% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Faster than 82% of counties in Florida

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 5.7% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Dixie County

Riding a motorcycle is unusually common in Dixie County: 3.9 times more than the Florida average (0.7% vs 0.2%).

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Dixie County, versus 0.4% in Florida.

Commute Mode Trends in Dixie County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Dixie 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	Motorcycle	Public Transportation	Bicycle	Taxi
2009	92.8%	2.2%	0.7%	4.2%	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2010	95.3%	0.5%	0.2%	3.9%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2011	93.7%	1.4%	1.3%	3.4%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2012	95.0%	2.0%	0.9%	1.8%	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%	0.0%
2013	96.4%	1.6%	1.3%	0.6%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%
2014	93.6%	4.6%	1.4%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%
2015	90.1%	7.0%	1.3%	1.6%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%
2016	91.2%	6.2%	1.0%	1.4%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%
2017	91.1%	5.8%	1.3%	1.8%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	87.4%	8.8%	1.7%	2.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	89.7%	6.9%	1.4%	1.9%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	91.5%	4.9%	3.1%	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	92.3%	4.3%	2.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%
2022	89.6%	6.5%	2.5%	1.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.4%	0.0%
2023	90.5%	4.8%	2.4%	1.3%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.0%
2024	89.0%	5.7%	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%	0.6%	0.3%	0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2013 at 96.4% and lowest in 2018 at 87.4%. Overall it fell from 92.8% in 2009 to 89.0% in 2024, down 3.8 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.

Working from home gained the most ground in Dixie County: its share of workers rose from 2.2% in 2009 to 5.7% in 2024, up 3.5 percentage points.

Working from home peaked at 8.8% in 2018 and has since fallen back to 5.7%.

Commute Start Times in Dixie County

Hitting SnoozeThe biggest shift to later mornings among Florida's 67 counties: the typical start is 25 minutes later than in 2009.
Rush-Hour DodgersThe 3rd-lowest share of rush-hour departures among Florida's 67 counties: only 37.5% of commuters leave between 6:30 and 8:29 AM.

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Dixie County?

The bars show when commuters in Dixie 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		4.6%
5:00-5:29 AM		5.2%
5:30-5:59 AM		10.5%
6:00-6:29 AM		8.2%
6:30-6:59 AM		7.6%
7:00-7:29 AM		14.5%
7:30-7:59 AM		11.1%
8:00-8:29 AM		4.3%
8:30-8:59 AM		10.5%
9:00-9:59 AM		5.0%
10:00-10:59 AM		1.3%
11:00-11:59 AM		2.1%
12:00-3:59 PM		9.2%
4:00-11:59 PM		6.0%

Dixie County Florida Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Dixie County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 14.5% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.1% across Florida. Early starts are more common than in Florida: 20.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.2% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Florida: 37.5% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.7% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (23.6%) 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 Dixie 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 Dixie 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 Dixie 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	Dixie County	Florida	United States
2009	7:04 AM	7:41 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:05 AM	7:43 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:06 AM	7:44 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:02 AM	7:46 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:01 AM	7:47 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:02 AM	7:47 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:03 AM	7:47 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:05 AM	7:46 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:01 AM	7:45 AM	7:38 AM
2018	6:59 AM	7:44 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:07 AM	7:43 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:17 AM	7:43 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:15 AM	7:43 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:26 AM	7:44 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:29 AM	7:44 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:29 AM	7:43 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Dixie County were on the road by 7:29 AM, 25 minutes later than in 2009 (7:04 AM). The shift is sharper than across Florida, where the typical start moved 2 minutes later. Commuters in Dixie County now leave 9 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 Dixie County has moved 22 minutes later.

How does Dixie County's commute time compare?

Metric	Dixie County	Florida	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	21.5 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	5.7%	15.7%	15.0%
Walked	2.2%	1.4%	2.4%
Public Transit	0.6%	1.2%	3.2%

The average commute time in Dixie County is 21.5 minutes, shorter than the 24.0 minutes in Florida.

0.6% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.2% in Florida. 2.2% commute by walking, higher than the 1.4% in Florida.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Dixie County, FL Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Dixie County, FL is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 17,058 residents against a local median of 21,503. The measure that sets Dixie County, FL apart most is work from home: 5.7%, 29% below the local median of 8.0%.

One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 21.5 min against a local median of 30.4 min, 29% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 29% below the local median it puts Dixie County, FL at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 4.4% on work from home, so Dixie County, FL sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Dixie County, FL has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Dixie County, FL	17,058	21.5 min #2/6	5.7% #5/6	7:29 AM #6/6
Lafayette County, FL	8,161	30.9 min	4.1%	7:19 AM
Gilchrist County, FL	19,040	30.4 min	6.4%	7:15 AM
Levy County, FL	45,384	30.4 min	8.5%	7:11 AM
Taylor County, FL	21,503	13.8 min	8.0%	7:24 AM
Suwannee County, FL	45,342	23.2 min	8.3%	7:23 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Dixie County, Florida.

Is living in Dixie County, Florida good for avoiding long commute costs?

Commuters here spend an estimated 179 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,552 at a typical national wage. That's 10% less than the typical Florida commuter spends.

When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Dixie County, Florida?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Dixie 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).