Commuting in Leon 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 Leon County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Leon County spend about 38 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 157 hours, about 6.5 full days, spent commuting. That is 21% less time on the road than the Florida average of 24.0 minutes each way, a difference of 5.1 minutes.
Leon County holds about 1.3% of Florida's population but accounts for roughly 1.0% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Leon County would save about 63 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,944 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)
Leon County
18.8 min
37.6 min
157 hrs/yr
$4,861
2,053
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
18.8
minutes to get to work in
Leon County.
That's 16% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 91% of counties in Florida
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 14.2% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Leon County
Car:
79.7%
Worked at Home:
14.2%
Walked:
2.7%
Public Transportation:
1.5%
Other:
1.0%
Bicycle:
0.5%
Taxi:
0.2%
Motorcycle:
0.1%
Commute Mode Trends in Leon County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Leon 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
Public Transportation
Other
Bicycle
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
92.1%
2.3%
2.3%
1.6%
0.7%
0.6%
0.1%
0.3%
2010
91.9%
2.6%
2.3%
1.4%
0.7%
0.6%
0.1%
0.4%
2011
91.7%
2.9%
2.3%
1.5%
0.6%
0.6%
0.1%
0.4%
2012
91.4%
3.2%
2.3%
1.5%
0.6%
0.6%
0.1%
0.4%
2013
91.4%
3.4%
2.1%
1.5%
0.5%
0.7%
0.1%
0.3%
2014
91.0%
3.5%
2.2%
1.8%
0.6%
0.5%
0.1%
0.3%
2015
90.3%
3.7%
2.4%
1.9%
0.7%
0.6%
0.1%
0.3%
2016
90.3%
3.8%
2.3%
1.8%
0.7%
0.6%
0.1%
0.4%
2017
90.1%
3.9%
2.4%
1.6%
0.9%
0.7%
0.1%
0.3%
2018
89.6%
4.3%
2.3%
1.8%
0.9%
0.6%
0.1%
0.3%
2019
89.4%
4.6%
2.3%
1.8%
0.9%
0.7%
0.1%
0.3%
2020
87.3%
7.0%
2.2%
1.7%
0.8%
0.6%
0.1%
0.3%
2021
84.5%
10.0%
2.2%
1.7%
0.8%
0.6%
0.1%
0.2%
2022
83.2%
11.3%
2.3%
1.7%
0.8%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
2023
81.9%
12.8%
2.3%
1.6%
0.8%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
2024
79.7%
14.2%
2.7%
1.5%
1.0%
0.5%
0.2%
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 79.7% in 2024, down 12.4 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 8 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Leon County: its share of workers rose from 2.3% in 2009 to 14.2% in 2024, up 11.9 percentage points. Most of that increase, 9.6 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Commute Start Times in Leon County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Leon County?
The bars show when commuters in Leon 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 AMLeon County2.5%Florida4.7%
2.5%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMLeon County1.3%Florida3.5%
1.3%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMLeon County2.8%Florida4.0%
2.8%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMLeon County5.9%Florida9.1%
5.9%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMLeon County8.3%Florida8.9%
8.3%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMLeon County15.2%Florida15.1%
15.2%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMLeon County17.0%Florida10.6%
17.0%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMLeon County12.6%Florida13.1%
12.6%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMLeon County7.2%Florida5.8%
7.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMLeon County8.3%Florida8.0%
8.3%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMLeon County3.8%Florida3.5%
3.8%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMLeon County1.3%Florida1.5%
1.3%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMLeon County7.4%Florida6.3%
7.4%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMLeon County6.3%Florida5.9%
6.3%
Leon CountyFloridaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Leon County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 17.0% of commuters leave home, compared with 10.6% across Florida. Early starts are less common than in Florida: 6.6% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.2% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Florida: 53.1% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.7% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (27.1%) 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 Leon 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 Leon 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 Leon 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
Leon County
Florida
United States
2009
7:55 AM
7:41 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:55 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:56 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
7:56 AM
7:47 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:57 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:57 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:57 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:57 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:56 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:54 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:53 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:54 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:53 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:55 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Leon County were on the road by 7:55 AM, almost exactly the same as in 2009. Across Florida, meanwhile, the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Leon County now leave 17 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 Leon County has moved 2 minutes earlier.
How does Leon County's commute time compare?
Metric
Leon County
Florida
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
18.8 min
24.0 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
14.2%
15.7%
15.0%
Walked
2.7%
1.4%
2.4%
Public Transit
1.5%
1.2%
3.2%
The average commute time in Leon County is 18.8 minutes, shorter than the 24.0 minutes in Florida.
1.5% commute by public transit, higher than the 1.2% in Florida. 2.7% commute by walking, higher than the 1.4% in Florida.
Leon County, FL Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Leon County, FL is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 297,542 residents against a local median of 29,195. The measure that sets Leon County, FL apart most is work from home: 14.2%, 127% above the local median of 6.3%.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 18.8 min against a local median of 31.1 min, 39% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 39% below the local median it puts Leon County, FL at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 5.5% on work from home, so Leon County, FL sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Leon County, FL has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Leon County, Florida.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Leon County, Florida?
Commuters here spend an estimated 157 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,861 at a typical national wage. That's 21% less than the typical Florida commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Leon County, Florida?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Leon County, Florida. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 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).