Commuting in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Hillsborough County spend about 53 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 219 hours, about 9.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 10% more time on the road than the Florida average of 24.0 minutes each way, a difference of 2.4 minutes.
Hillsborough County holds about 6.8% of Florida's population but accounts for roughly 7.5% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Hillsborough County would save about 88 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,721 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)
Hillsborough County
26.3 min
52.7 min
219 hrs/yr
$6,804
4,303
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
26.3
minutes to get to work in
Hillsborough County.
That's 18% 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 20.7% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Hillsborough County
Car:
75.0%
Worked at Home:
20.7%
Walked:
1.3%
Other:
1.3%
Public Transportation:
0.8%
Bicycle:
0.5%
Taxi:
0.3%
Motorcycle:
0.1%
Commute Mode Trends in Hillsborough County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Hillsborough 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
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
89.9%
4.8%
1.8%
1.2%
1.5%
0.6%
0.1%
0.2%
2010
89.9%
4.9%
1.7%
1.0%
1.6%
0.6%
0.1%
0.2%
2011
89.5%
5.4%
1.5%
1.0%
1.6%
0.6%
0.1%
0.2%
2012
89.5%
5.3%
1.6%
0.9%
1.6%
0.7%
0.1%
0.2%
2013
89.6%
5.3%
1.7%
0.9%
1.5%
0.7%
0.1%
0.2%
2014
89.4%
5.3%
1.6%
1.0%
1.5%
0.8%
0.1%
0.3%
2015
89.4%
5.5%
1.6%
0.9%
1.4%
0.7%
0.1%
0.3%
2016
89.1%
5.8%
1.6%
0.9%
1.5%
0.8%
0.1%
0.3%
2017
88.9%
6.2%
1.5%
0.9%
1.5%
0.7%
0.1%
0.3%
2018
88.5%
6.6%
1.5%
0.9%
1.5%
0.6%
0.2%
0.2%
2019
88.2%
7.1%
1.5%
0.9%
1.4%
0.6%
0.2%
0.2%
2020
85.9%
9.5%
1.5%
1.0%
1.2%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
2021
83.0%
12.6%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
2022
80.2%
15.5%
1.3%
1.1%
0.9%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
2023
77.5%
18.3%
1.3%
1.2%
0.8%
0.5%
0.2%
0.1%
2024
75.0%
20.7%
1.3%
1.3%
0.8%
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 89.9% in 2009 to 75.0% in 2024, down 14.9 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 9 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Hillsborough County: its share of workers rose from 4.8% in 2009 to 20.7% in 2024, up 15.9 percentage points. Most of that increase, 13.6 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 1.5% to 0.8% of workers (down 0.7 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Hillsborough County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Hillsborough County?
The bars show when commuters in Hillsborough 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 AMHillsborough County4.9%Florida4.7%
4.9%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMHillsborough County3.6%Florida3.5%
3.6%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMHillsborough County4.2%Florida4.0%
4.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMHillsborough County10.3%Florida9.1%
10.3%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMHillsborough County10.0%Florida8.9%
10.0%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMHillsborough County15.1%Florida15.1%
15.1%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMHillsborough County9.6%Florida10.6%
9.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMHillsborough County12.7%Florida13.1%
12.7%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMHillsborough County5.4%Florida5.8%
5.4%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMHillsborough County7.0%Florida8.0%
7.0%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMHillsborough County3.5%Florida3.5%
3.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMHillsborough County1.7%Florida1.5%
1.7%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMHillsborough County5.9%Florida6.3%
5.9%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMHillsborough County6.3%Florida5.9%
6.3%
Hillsborough CountyFloridaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Hillsborough County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 15.1% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.1% across Florida. Early starts are about as common as in Florida: 12.6% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.2% there. The morning rush looks much like Florida's: 47.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.7% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (24.4%) 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 Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough 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
Hillsborough County
Florida
United States
2009
7:39 AM
7:41 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:41 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:43 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:44 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:45 AM
7:47 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:44 AM
7:47 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:42 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:39 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:38 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:37 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:36 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:35 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:34 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:35 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:36 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:36 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Hillsborough County were on the road by 7:36 AM, 3 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:39 AM). That goes against the trend across Florida, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Hillsborough County now leave 1 minute earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).
How does Hillsborough County's commute time compare?
Metric
Hillsborough County
Florida
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
26.3 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
20.7%
15.7%
15.0%
Walked
1.3%
1.4%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.8%
1.2%
3.2%
The average commute time in Hillsborough County is 26.3 minutes, longer than the 24.0 minutes in Florida.
0.8% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.2% in Florida. 1.3% commute by walking, lower than the 1.4% in Florida.
Hillsborough County, FL Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Hillsborough County, FL is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 1,519,188 residents against a local median of 611,333. Hillsborough County, FL's work from home, at 20.7%, runs 31% above the 15.8% typical of the counties around it.
The counties themselves spread 7.9% on work from home, so Hillsborough County, FL sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Hillsborough County, FL has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Hillsborough County, Florida.
Is commuting expensive in Hillsborough County, Florida?
Commuters here spend an estimated 219 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,804 at a typical national wage. That's 10% more than the typical Florida commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Hillsborough County, Florida?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Hillsborough County, 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.
How much time do residents in Hillsborough County, Florida save by working from home?
About 20.7% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Hillsborough County would save about 88 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,721 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Which counties in Florida have the fastest and slowest commutes?
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).