See what the average commute is in Duval 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 Duval County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Duval County has a shorter commute than all of its three neighboring counties, with Clay County, FL having the longest commute at 33.4 minutes.

Duval County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 24.9 minutes
--- 10.8% lower than state average
--- #16 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 4.4%
- Workers who drive to work: 87.3%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.6%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 1.7%
- Workers who work from home: 7.1%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 11.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 6.1%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Duval County, FL: 24.9 minutes
#2. St. Johns County, FL: 27.8 minutes
#3. Nassau County, FL: 30.8 minutes
#4. Clay County, FL: 33.4 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