See what the average commute is in Dixie County, FL

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Dixie County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Dixie County has a shorter commute than all of its four neighboring counties, with Levy County, FL having the longest commute at 30.5 minutes.

Dixie County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 23.8 minutes
--- 14.8% lower than state average
--- #9 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 10.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 91.5%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 15.6%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 4.9%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 18.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 33.8%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Dixie County, FL: 23.8 minutes
#2. Lafayette County, FL: 24.5 minutes
#3. Taylor County, FL: 25.5 minutes
#4. Gilchrist County, FL: 29.9 minutes
#5. Levy County, FL: 30.5 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Florida
#1. Monroe County: 18.4 minutes
#2. Franklin County: 19.4 minutes
#3. Highlands County: 20.6 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Florida
#1. Osceola County: 34.3 minutes
#2. Clay County: 33.4 minutes
#3. Miami-Dade County: 32.5 minutes