Commuting in St. Lucie 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 St. Lucie County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in St. Lucie County spend about 52 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 218 hours, about 9.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 9% more time on the road than the Florida average of 24.0 minutes each way, a difference of 2.2 minutes.
St. Lucie County holds about 1.6% of Florida's population but accounts for roughly 1.8% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in St. Lucie County would save about 87 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,708 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)
St. Lucie County
26.2 min
52.4 min
218 hrs/yr
$6,769
3,070
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
26.2
minutes to get to work in
St. Lucie County.
That's 17% 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 12.1% work from home.
How People Get to Work in St. Lucie County
Car:
84.9%
Worked at Home:
12.1%
Other:
1.1%
Walked:
1.1%
Bicycle:
0.3%
Public Transportation:
0.3%unusually low
Taxi:
0.1%unusually low
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Public transit is unusually rare in St. Lucie County: 3.7 times less than the Florida average (0.3% vs 1.2%).
Taking a taxi is unusually rare in St. Lucie County: 3.4 times less than the Florida average (0.1% vs 0.4%).
Commute Mode Trends in St. Lucie County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in St. Lucie 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
94.1%
3.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
0.4%
2010
93.7%
3.7%
0.8%
0.7%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
0.4%
2011
93.2%
4.1%
0.8%
0.7%
0.5%
0.4%
0.0%
0.3%
2012
92.1%
5.1%
0.8%
1.0%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
0.3%
2013
91.5%
5.4%
0.8%
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
0.0%
0.4%
2014
90.8%
5.5%
0.8%
1.4%
0.6%
0.5%
0.0%
0.4%
2015
90.9%
5.6%
0.9%
1.1%
0.5%
0.6%
0.0%
0.3%
2016
90.6%
5.2%
0.9%
1.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.0%
0.5%
2017
91.1%
4.6%
1.2%
1.5%
0.5%
0.7%
0.0%
0.4%
2018
90.7%
5.0%
1.2%
1.7%
0.3%
0.6%
0.0%
0.4%
2019
90.7%
4.9%
1.5%
1.5%
0.4%
0.5%
0.0%
0.4%
2020
90.3%
5.4%
1.9%
1.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
0.4%
2021
89.8%
7.0%
1.4%
0.9%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
2022
88.2%
8.8%
1.3%
0.8%
0.2%
0.4%
0.1%
0.2%
2023
86.6%
10.2%
1.2%
1.1%
0.3%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2024
84.9%
12.1%
1.1%
1.1%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Overall its share fell from 94.1% in 2009 to 84.9% in 2024, down 9.2 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in St. Lucie County: its share of workers rose from 3.7% in 2009 to 12.1% in 2024, up 8.4 percentage points. Most of that increase, 7.2 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Commute Start Times in St. Lucie County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in St. Lucie County?
The bars show when commuters in St. Lucie 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 AMSt. Lucie County5.4%Florida4.7%
5.4%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMSt. Lucie County4.7%Florida3.5%
4.7%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMSt. Lucie County4.2%Florida4.0%
4.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMSt. Lucie County9.6%Florida9.1%
9.6%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMSt. Lucie County11.0%Florida8.9%
11.0%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMSt. Lucie County14.2%Florida15.1%
14.2%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMSt. Lucie County10.4%Florida10.6%
10.4%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMSt. Lucie County13.0%Florida13.1%
13.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMSt. Lucie County4.1%Florida5.8%
4.1%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMSt. Lucie County6.0%Florida8.0%
6.0%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMSt. Lucie County3.1%Florida3.5%
3.1%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMSt. Lucie County1.3%Florida1.5%
1.3%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMSt. Lucie County7.2%Florida6.3%
7.2%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMSt. Lucie County5.9%Florida5.9%
5.9%
St. Lucie CountyFloridaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in St. Lucie County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 14.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.1% across Florida. Early starts are more common than in Florida: 14.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.2% there. The morning rush looks much like Florida's: 48.5% 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 St. Lucie 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 St. Lucie 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 St. Lucie 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
St. Lucie County
Florida
United States
2009
7:35 AM
7:41 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:36 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:38 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:40 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:39 AM
7:47 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:37 AM
7:47 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:38 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:36 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:34 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:37 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:39 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:42 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:39 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:40 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:36 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:33 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in St. Lucie County were on the road by 7:33 AM, 2 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:35 AM). That goes against the trend across Florida, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in St. Lucie County now leave 5 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 St. Lucie County has moved 6 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for St. Lucie County in the whole series.
How does St. Lucie County's commute time compare?
Metric
St. Lucie County
Florida
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
26.2 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
12.1%
15.7%
15.0%
Walked
1.1%
1.4%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.3%
1.2%
3.2%
The average commute time in St. Lucie County is 26.2 minutes, longer than the 24.0 minutes in Florida.
0.3% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.2% in Florida. 1.1% commute by walking, lower than the 1.4% in Florida.
St. Lucie County, FL Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
St. Lucie County, FL is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 360,498 residents against a local median of 160,388. St. Lucie County, FL's one-way commute, at 26.2 min, runs 18% above the 22.2 min typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 4.9 min on one-way commute, so St. Lucie County, FL sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. St. Lucie County, FL has the 6th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in St. Lucie County, Florida.
Is living in St. Lucie County, Florida good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 218 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,769 at a typical national wage. That's 9% more than the typical Florida commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in St. Lucie County, Florida?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in St. Lucie 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.
Is public transportation a realistic commute option in St. Lucie County, Florida?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.3% of commuters use it versus 1.2% in Florida, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among 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).