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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Average commute in Gainesville

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 7 of 7 · Towns of Gainesville Updated Oct 22, 2026
Education & commute · Gainesville Alachua County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 18.8min +0.4 since 2023
Towns of Gainesville · 2024 7 of 7 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +2.5
vs Alachua County −3.0 Alachua County: 21.8 · 2024
Average commute, 2013 – 2024 minutes · Gainesville · Alachua County · Florida · United States
+2.5 since 2014
Gainesville Alachua County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Average commute · minutes
Gainesville
18.8
Alachua County
21.8
Florida
28.0
United States
26.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Gainesville · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 18.8 · 2024
First value 16.2 · 2013
Highest 19.1 · 2021
Lowest 16.2 · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearGainesvilleChange Alachua CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 18.8 +0.4 21.8 28.0 26.4
2023estimate 18.4 −0.4 21.5 28.0 26.6
2022estimate 18.8 −0.3 21.6 27.9 26.7
2021estimate 19.1 +0.4 22.0 27.9 26.8
2020estimate 18.7 −0.4 22.1 27.9 —
2019estimate 19.1 +0.5 22.4 27.8 —
2018estimate 18.6 +0.9 22.0 27.4 —
2017estimate 17.7 +0.4 21.2 27.0 —
2016estimate 17.3 +0.3 21.0 26.7 —
2015estimate 17.0 +0.7 20.6 26.4 —
2014estimate 16.3 +0.1 19.9 26.1 —
2013estimate 16.2 19.9 25.9 —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Gainesville

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryAverage commute
8 Tallahassee 18.4
7 Gainesville 19.1
6 Micanopy 25.1
5 Alachua 25.9
4 Hastings 26.3
3 Hawthorne 27.9
2 Ellenton 30.3
1 Newberry 32.0

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021

What it means

How long the trip to work takes, one way.

How it is calculated

Total travel time of workers who do not work from home divided by their number, from the survey.