Commuting in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Sumter County spend about 47 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 195 hours, about 8.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 2% less time on the road than the Florida average of 24.0 minutes each way, a difference of 0.6 minutes.
Sumter County holds about 0.6% of Florida's population and accounts for roughly 0.6% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Sumter County would save about 78 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,416 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)
Sumter County
23.4 min
46.8 min
195 hrs/yr
$6,039
1,808
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
23.4
minutes to get to work in
Sumter County.
That's 4% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 13.9% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Sumter County
Car:
77.4%
Worked at Home:
13.9%
Other:
5.3%
Walked:
1.7%
Bicycle:
1.1%
Public Transportation:
0.4%unusually low
Motorcycle:
0.2%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public transit is unusually rare in Sumter County: 3.4 times less than the Florida average (0.4% vs 1.2%).
Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Sumter County: 32136886.8 times less than the Florida average (0.0% vs 0.4%).
Commute Mode Trends in Sumter County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Sumter 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
Other
Walked
Bicycle
Public Transportation
Motorcycle
Taxi
2009
90.5%
5.6%
1.8%
1.4%
0.3%
0.1%
0.4%
0.0%
2010
87.2%
6.9%
3.5%
1.2%
0.5%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
2011
83.9%
8.2%
4.8%
1.7%
0.4%
0.7%
0.3%
0.0%
2012
82.4%
8.6%
5.5%
1.6%
0.6%
0.9%
0.3%
0.0%
2013
83.3%
8.4%
5.5%
1.5%
0.2%
0.9%
0.2%
0.0%
2014
82.9%
8.0%
6.2%
1.5%
0.2%
0.8%
0.3%
0.0%
2015
82.9%
8.5%
6.2%
1.3%
0.3%
0.6%
0.3%
0.0%
2016
82.1%
8.9%
7.0%
0.9%
0.3%
0.5%
0.4%
0.0%
2017
81.9%
10.1%
6.5%
0.9%
0.1%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
2018
81.0%
10.9%
6.6%
0.8%
0.1%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
2019
80.6%
11.0%
6.8%
1.0%
0.1%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
2020
78.6%
11.4%
6.6%
1.3%
1.7%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
2021
80.7%
11.0%
5.1%
1.8%
1.2%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
2022
80.0%
12.2%
5.1%
1.3%
1.1%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
2023
78.6%
13.3%
4.9%
1.5%
1.2%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
2024
77.4%
13.9%
5.3%
1.7%
1.1%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Overall its share fell from 90.5% in 2009 to 77.4% in 2024, down 13.1 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 3 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Sumter County: its share of workers rose from 5.6% in 2009 to 13.9% in 2024, up 8.3 percentage points.
Biking overtook riding a motorcycle to become the 5th most common choice in the 2020 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Sumter County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Sumter County?
The bars show when commuters in Sumter 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 AMSumter County8.9%Florida4.7%
8.9%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMSumter County7.3%Florida3.5%
7.3%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMSumter County6.5%Florida4.0%
6.5%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMSumter County10.1%Florida9.1%
10.1%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMSumter County8.5%Florida8.9%
8.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMSumter County13.6%Florida15.1%
13.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMSumter County9.9%Florida10.6%
9.9%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMSumter County10.0%Florida13.1%
10.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMSumter County4.5%Florida5.8%
4.5%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMSumter County4.3%Florida8.0%
4.3%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMSumter County3.1%Florida3.5%
3.1%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMSumter County2.2%Florida1.5%
2.2%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMSumter County6.5%Florida6.3%
6.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMSumter County4.5%Florida5.9%
4.5%
Sumter CountyFloridaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Sumter County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 13.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.1% across Florida. Early starts are more common than in Florida: 22.7% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.2% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Florida: 42.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.7% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (20.6%) 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 Sumter 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 Sumter 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 Sumter 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
Sumter County
Florida
United States
2009
7:21 AM
7:41 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:26 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:27 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:31 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:28 AM
7:47 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:25 AM
7:47 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:26 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:28 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:29 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:31 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:35 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:28 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:28 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:24 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:22 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:19 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Sumter County were on the road by 7:19 AM, 2 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:21 AM). That goes against the trend across Florida, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Sumter County now leave 19 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 Sumter County has moved 16 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Sumter County in the whole series.
How does Sumter County's commute time compare?
Metric
Sumter County
Florida
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
23.4 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
06:00 AM – 06:29 AM
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
13.9%
15.7%
15.0%
Walked
1.7%
1.4%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.4%
1.2%
3.2%
The average commute time in Sumter County is 23.4 minutes, shorter than the 24.0 minutes in Florida.
0.4% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.2% in Florida. 1.7% commute by walking, higher than the 1.4% in Florida.
Sumter County, FL Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Sumter County, FL is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 143,408 residents against a local median of 400,073. Nothing separates Sumter County, FL sharply from the counties around it. Each measure below lands within 15% of the local median, close enough that the differences are within what survey sampling alone would produce.
The largest of those small differences is one-way commute, 7% below the local median at 23.4 min against 25.1 min. Sumter County, FL has the 3rd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Sumter County, Florida.
Is commuting expensive in Sumter County, Florida?
Commuters here spend an estimated 195 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,039 at a typical national wage. That's 2% less than the typical Florida commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Sumter County, Florida?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Sumter County, Florida. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in Sumter County, Florida?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.4% of commuters use it versus 1.2% in Florida, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
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).