Work & commute in Cape Coral, FL
About one in 4 of Cape Coral’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Fort Myers (19%), Villas (3%) and North Fort Myers (2%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute timesWho leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 60,426 Cape Coral residents head out of town to work, 17,989 work right here, and 24,026 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Cape Coral.
Where Cape Coral goes to work
Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.
How far Cape Coral commutes
Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Cape Coral is a commuter town
0.54 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
What the jobs in Cape Coral are
42,015 jobs are based in Cape Coral. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Cape Coral’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in Cape Coral
Jobs Cape Coral residents hold
Jobs based in Cape Coral, 2013 → 2023: 24,964 → 42,015. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
How to read this page
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.