Work & commute · Estero

Work & commute in Estero, FL

Most working residents leave Estero for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Bonita Springs (8%), Fort Myers (8%) and Naples (4%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

10%

1,276 of 12,278 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

23%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 11,002 Estero residents head out of town to work, 1,276 work right here, and 10,429 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Estero.

11,002live here, work elsewhere

1,276live and work here

10,429work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Estero goes to work

Estero (in town)right here

10%1,276

Bonita Springs5.1 mi away

8%1,009

Fort Myers13.4 mi away

8%958

Naples19 mi away

4%514

Cape Coral19.4 mi away

3%332

Villas9.3 mi away

2%260

Florida Gulf Coast University3.3 mi away

2%232

Tampa114.4 mi away

1%162

Orlando144.4 mi away

1%122

San Carlos Park3.7 mi away

1%109

Everywhere elseother towns and states

59%7,304

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Estero commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

33%

36%

29%

33%Under 10 mi

36%10–24 mi

2%25–50 mi

29%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Estero is balanced between jobs and homes

0.95jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.95 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Estero are

11,705 jobs are based in Estero. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Estero’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Estero

11,705 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities28%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Estero residents hold

12,278 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+57%

Jobs based in Estero, 2013 → 2023: 7,448 → 11,705. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.