Commuting in Washington 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 Washington County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Washington County spend about 66 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 273 hours, about 11.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 37% more time on the road than the Florida average of 24.0 minutes each way, a difference of 8.8 minutes.
Washington County holds about 0.1% of Florida's population but accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Washington County would save about 109 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,387 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)
Washington County
32.8 min
65.5 min
273 hrs/yr
$8,466
816
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
32.8
minutes to get to work in
Washington County.
That's 46% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slowest county in Florida
The most common departure window is 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 7.4% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Washington County
Car:
90.2%
Worked at Home:
7.4%
Walked:
1.4%
Other:
0.8%
Bicycle:
0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Washington County, versus 0.2% in Florida.
Public transit is unusually rare in Washington County: 113.3 times less than the Florida average (0.0% vs 1.2%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Washington County, versus 0.4% in Florida.
Biking is unusually rare in Washington County: 3.8 times less than the Florida average (0.1% vs 0.5%).
Commute Mode Trends in Washington County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Washington 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
Bicycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
94.2%
1.8%
2.0%
1.1%
0.0%
0.7%
0.0%
0.2%
2010
93.3%
1.9%
3.1%
1.3%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.3%
2011
93.5%
1.8%
2.9%
1.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.3%
2012
93.0%
1.3%
3.0%
1.9%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.4%
2013
92.4%
1.9%
2.6%
2.7%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2014
92.6%
2.4%
2.4%
2.3%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
2015
93.4%
2.3%
1.0%
2.6%
0.1%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2016
94.4%
1.7%
0.5%
3.1%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2017
94.1%
2.9%
0.5%
2.1%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
2018
94.9%
2.5%
0.6%
1.6%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
2019
95.0%
2.4%
0.6%
1.2%
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.3%
2020
95.7%
2.6%
0.5%
0.7%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.3%
2021
94.9%
3.5%
0.6%
0.6%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.3%
2022
93.5%
5.1%
0.6%
0.7%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
91.8%
6.4%
0.9%
0.8%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
90.2%
7.4%
1.4%
0.8%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2020 at 95.7%. Overall it fell from 94.2% in 2009 to 90.2% in 2024, down 4.0 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 4 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Washington County: its share of workers rose from 1.8% in 2009 to 7.4% in 2024, up 5.6 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.0 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 0.7% to 0.0% of workers (down 0.7 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2015 release and has stayed ahead since.
Walking peaked at 3.1% in 2010 and has since fallen back to 1.4%.
Commute Start Times in Washington County
🐦Early BirdThe 3rd-earliest start among Florida's 67 counties: half of commuters are on the road by 6:51 AM.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Washington County?
The bars show when commuters in Washington 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 AMWashington County11.1%Florida4.7%
11.1%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMWashington County5.6%Florida3.5%
5.6%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMWashington County8.4%Florida4.0%
8.4%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMWashington County14.4%Florida9.1%
14.4%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMWashington County15.1%Florida8.9%
15.1%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMWashington County14.9%Florida15.1%
14.9%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMWashington County8.9%Florida10.6%
8.9%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMWashington County6.2%Florida13.1%
6.2%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMWashington County0.9%Florida5.8%
0.9%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMWashington County4.1%Florida8.0%
4.1%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMWashington County0.7%Florida3.5%
0.7%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMWashington County0.1%Florida1.5%
0.1%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMWashington County3.9%Florida6.3%
3.9%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMWashington County5.6%Florida5.9%
5.6%
Washington CountyFloridaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Washington County is 6:30-6:59 AM, when 15.1% of commuters leave home, compared with 8.9% across Florida. Early starts are more common than in Florida: 25.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.2% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Florida: 45.1% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.7% there. About 1 in 7 commuters (14.4%) 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 Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington 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
Washington County
Florida
United States
2009
6:46 AM
7:41 AM
7:37 AM
2010
6:56 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:04 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:11 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:13 AM
7:47 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:12 AM
7:47 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:08 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:11 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:05 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2018
6:56 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2019
6:56 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2020
6:51 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2021
6:46 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2022
6:43 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2023
6:48 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2024
6:51 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Washington County were on the road by 6:51 AM, 5 minutes later than in 2009 (6:46 AM). The shift is sharper than across Florida, where the typical start moved 2 minutes later. Commuters in Washington County now leave 47 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 Washington County has moved 5 minutes earlier.
How does Washington County's commute time compare?
Metric
Washington County
Florida
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
32.8 min
24.0 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
06:30 AM – 06:59 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
7.4%
15.7%
15.0%
Walked
1.4%
1.4%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
1.2%
3.2%
The average commute time in Washington County is 32.8 minutes, longer than the 24.0 minutes in Florida.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.2% in Florida. The share of commuters using walking is about the same as Florida.
Washington County, FL Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Washington County, FL is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 25,529 residents against a local median of 48,250. Where Washington County, FL breaks from the counties next to it is one-way commute, sitting 28% above the local median of 25.6 min at 32.8 min. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 10.8 min on one-way commute, so Washington County, FL sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Washington County, FL has the 6th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Washington County, Florida.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Washington County, Florida?
Commuters here spend an estimated 273 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $8,466 at a typical national wage. That's 37% more than the typical Florida commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Washington County, Florida?
Traffic peaks between 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM in Washington 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.
Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Washington County, Florida?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% 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).