University Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in University, 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 University: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in University spend about 46 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 193 hours, about 8.0 full days, spent commuting. That is 3% less time on the road than the Florida average of 24.0 minutes each way, a difference of 0.8 minutes.

University holds about 0.2% of Florida's population and accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in University would save about 77 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,391 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)
University	23.1 min	46.3 min	193 hrs/yr	$5,977	6,825
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.

University Commute Map

On average, it takes 23.1 minutes to get to work in University. That's 3% 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 12.1% work from home.

How People Get to Work in University

Commute Mode Trends in University, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in University 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	Taxi	Bicycle	Motorcycle
2009	83.4%	2.3%	4.4%	7.2%	1.0%	0.4%	1.2%	0.0%
2010	83.3%	2.1%	4.2%	7.1%	1.0%	0.4%	1.7%	0.2%
2011	81.9%	3.1%	5.0%	6.8%	1.2%	0.1%	1.7%	0.2%
2012	82.5%	2.2%	5.8%	5.4%	1.8%	0.2%	2.0%	0.2%
2013	79.0%	2.0%	7.5%	5.8%	2.3%	0.2%	3.0%	0.2%
2014	79.9%	1.7%	5.6%	6.0%	3.5%	0.4%	2.6%	0.2%
2015	81.7%	2.1%	5.3%	5.4%	2.9%	0.5%	2.0%	0.1%
2016	81.7%	2.3%	4.7%	6.6%	2.4%	0.3%	1.9%	0.1%
2017	82.3%	2.4%	3.9%	6.9%	2.1%	0.5%	1.9%	0.1%
2018	83.7%	2.4%	3.5%	6.5%	1.9%	0.6%	1.4%	0.1%
2019	84.7%	3.3%	3.5%	5.4%	1.4%	0.3%	1.3%	0.0%
2020	83.6%	4.8%	3.6%	4.8%	1.8%	0.3%	1.0%	0.0%
2021	82.7%	6.0%	3.4%	4.8%	1.7%	0.5%	0.8%	0.2%
2022	81.5%	7.9%	3.3%	3.8%	1.8%	0.3%	1.2%	0.2%
2023	80.2%	9.3%	3.7%	3.3%	2.3%	0.2%	0.7%	0.3%
2024	76.9%	12.1%	3.5%	3.3%	2.1%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2019 at 84.7%. Overall it fell from 83.4% in 2009 to 76.9% in 2024, down 6.5 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in University: its share of workers rose from 2.3% in 2009 to 12.1% in 2024, up 9.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 8.8 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 7.2% to 3.3% of workers (down 3.9 percentage points).

Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2020 release and has stayed ahead since.

Walking peaked at 7.5% in 2013 and has since fallen back to 3.5%.

Commute Start Times in University

What Time Do People Leave for Work in University?

The bars show when commuters in University 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		4.5%
5:00-5:29 AM		3.8%
5:30-5:59 AM		5.1%
6:00-6:29 AM		11.3%
6:30-6:59 AM		8.0%
7:00-7:29 AM		11.4%
7:30-7:59 AM		7.4%
8:00-8:29 AM		9.0%
8:30-8:59 AM		4.1%
9:00-9:59 AM		7.1%
10:00-10:59 AM		4.8%
11:00-11:59 AM		2.5%
12:00-3:59 PM		10.6%
4:00-11:59 PM		10.4%

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

The busiest time to head out in University is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 11.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.1% across Florida. Early starts are more common than in Florida: 13.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.2% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Florida: 35.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.7% there. About 1 in 3 commuters (35.3%) 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 University, 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 University 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 University 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	University	Florida	United States
2009	8:01 AM	7:41 AM	7:37 AM
2010	8:04 AM	7:43 AM	7:38 AM
2011	8:05 AM	7:44 AM	7:38 AM
2012	8:04 AM	7:46 AM	7:38 AM
2013	8:08 AM	7:47 AM	7:39 AM
2014	8:06 AM	7:47 AM	7:39 AM
2015	8:05 AM	7:47 AM	7:38 AM
2016	8:03 AM	7:46 AM	7:38 AM
2017	8:07 AM	7:45 AM	7:38 AM
2018	8:03 AM	7:44 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:59 AM	7:43 AM	7:37 AM
2020	8:04 AM	7:43 AM	7:37 AM
2021	8:07 AM	7:43 AM	7:37 AM
2022	8:01 AM	7:44 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:53 AM	7:44 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:54 AM	7:43 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in University were on the road by 7:54 AM, 7 minutes earlier than in 2009 (8:01 AM). That goes against the trend across Florida, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in University now leave 16 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 University has moved 5 minutes earlier.

How does University's commute time compare?

Metric	University	Florida	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	23.1 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	12.1%	15.7%	15.0%
Walked	3.5%	1.4%	2.4%
Public Transit	3.3%	1.2%	3.2%

The average commute time in University is 23.1 minutes, shorter than the 24.0 minutes in Florida.

3.3% commute by public transit, higher than the 1.2% in Florida. 3.5% commute by walking, higher than the 1.4% in Florida.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

University, FL Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

University, FL is the largest of the 6 cities compared here, 45,630 residents against a local median of 32,806. University, FL's work from home, at 12.1%, runs 47% below the 22.6% typical of the cities around it.

The cities themselves spread 13.2% on work from home, so University, FL sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. University, FL has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
University, FL	45,630	23.1 min #2/6	12.1% #5/6	7:54 AM #6/6
Lake Magdalene, FL	31,109	27.2 min	18.6%	7:48 AM
Lutz, FL	32,806	30.8 min	24.6%	7:40 AM
Temple Terrace, FL	28,116	23.7 min	23.1%	7:44 AM
Carrollwood, FL	37,566	23.8 min	22.6%	7:44 AM
Egypt Lake-Leto, FL	35,150	22.9 min	11.4%	7:26 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in University, Florida.

How much does the average commute cost workers in University, Florida?

Commuters here spend an estimated 193 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,977 at a typical national wage. That's 3% less than the typical Florida commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in University, Florida?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in University, 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.