Service area: Sarasota County and the Charlotte County coast, 40 miles from Sarasota
Fifteen locality pages and two county hubs, each with the permit office, flood zone, soil, housing stock and drive time, so an estimate starts with the right rules.
Which places does Sarasota Concrete serve?
All of Sarasota County, from Longboat Key and the city of Sarasota south through Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis, Venice, South Venice, North Port and Englewood, plus the Charlotte County coast inside 40 miles: Port Charlotte, Rotonda West, Placida, Grove City and Cape Haze. Manatee County and south Hillsborough are inside the radius but served through their own local sites.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Sarasota (27.3364, -82.5307), calculated September 10, 2026; drive times reflect the bridges and the I-75 and US-41 corridors. Population figures are the Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research estimates for April 1, 2025 for municipalities and the 2020 Census for census-designated places.
Tier 1: Sarasota County, every service
| Locality | Permit office | Distance and drive | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarasota | City of Sarasota | 0 mi · 0 to 15 minutes | 58,279 (Florida EDR, April 2025) |
| Fruitville & Bee Ridge | Sarasota County | 5 mi · 10 to 20 minutes | part of the 189,453 people in unincorporated Sarasota County (Florida EDR, April 2025) |
| Gulf Gate | Sarasota County | 4 mi · 10 to 15 minutes | 10,083 in the Gulf Gate Estates CDP (Census 2020) |
| Siesta Key | Sarasota County | 4.9 mi · 15 to 25 minutes via the Siesta Drive or Stickney Point bridges | 5,454 (Census 2020; seasonal population far higher) |
| Palmer Ranch | Sarasota County | 7.6 mi · 15 to 20 minutes | no CDP; dozens of sub-associations under the Palmer Ranch Master Property Owners Association (1986) |
| Longboat Key | Town of Longboat Key | 9.4 mi · 25 to 40 minutes via the Ringling Causeway and St. Armands, or from the north via Cortez Road and the Longboat Pass bridge | 7,445 (2,663 in the Sarasota County part plus 4,782 in the Manatee County part, Florida EDR, April 2025) |
| Osprey & Casey Key | Sarasota County | 10.5 mi · 20 to 25 minutes on US-41; Casey Key by the Blackburn Point swing bridge | 6,729 in the Osprey CDP (Census 2020) |
| Nokomis & Laurel | Sarasota County | 15 mi · 25 to 35 minutes by I-75 or US-41 | 3,808 in Nokomis and 9,184 in Laurel (Census 2020) |
| Venice | City of Venice | 17 mi · 30 to 40 minutes | 29,802 (Florida EDR, April 2025) |
| South Venice & Venice Gardens | Sarasota County | 20.5 mi · 35 to 45 minutes | 15,283 in South Venice and 7,328 in Venice Gardens (Census 2020) |
| North Port | City of North Port | 27 mi · 40 to 50 minutes by I-75 | 96,301 (Florida EDR, April 2025), the largest city in Sarasota County |
| Englewood & Manasota Key | Sarasota County north of the county line, Charlotte County south of it | 29 mi · 45 to 60 minutes by SR-776 | 20,150 in the Englewood CDP (Census 2020) |
Tier 2: Charlotte County coast, four services
Pool decks, paver driveways, concrete driveways and concrete repair are scheduled in Charlotte County; other services are quoted case by case.
| Locality | Permit office | Distance and drive | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Charlotte | Charlotte County | 36.8 mi · 50 to 65 minutes by I-75 or US-41 | 61,964 (Census 2020) |
| Rotonda West | Charlotte County | 34.6 mi · 50 to 60 minutes by SR-776 | 10,114 (Census 2020) |
| Placida, Grove City & Cape Haze | Charlotte County | 35 mi · 55 to 65 minutes by SR-776 and Placida Road | 2,402 in the Grove City CDP (Census 2020) |
County hubs
Are Lakewood Ranch and Bradenton covered from this site?
No, and on purpose. Lakewood Ranch, University Park, Whitfield, Bayshore Gardens, Bradenton, Palmetto, Ellenton, Parrish, Myakka City, Cortez and Anna Maria Island are 5 to 20 miles away but sit in Manatee County, where the same provider works through Lakewood Ranch Concrete. Ruskin, Sun City Center, Wimauma, Apollo Beach, Gibsonton and Riverview in south Hillsborough are served the same way.
Keeping one site per county keeps the permit, flood and community information accurate; a page that tried to cover Manatee's building department and Sarasota's at once would get both half right. Punta Gorda, Arcadia, Tampa, Boca Grande and St. Petersburg are outside the radius or across a bay that turns 30 miles into 90 minutes and aren't covered.
How the tiers were drawn
Tier 1 is every Sarasota County locality with its own permit story or ground story: twelve pages, all services. Tier 2 is the Charlotte County coast inside the radius, three pages, four services, because a 55-minute drive is fair for a pool deck and not for a shed pad. Manatee and Hillsborough localities inside 40 miles are listed but not paged, to keep one site per county and one canonical answer per question.
Bridges and travel
- Siesta Key: Siesta Drive bridge (north) or Stickney Point bridge (south); both are drawbridges and both back up in season.
- Longboat Key: the John Ringling Causeway and St. Armands Circle from Sarasota, or Cortez Road and the Longboat Pass bridge from Bradenton; a truck and trailer plan the day around the openings.
- Casey Key: the Blackburn Point swing bridge, one lane, weight-limited; deliveries are staged.
- Venice Island: the Venice Avenue, KMI and Circus bridges over the Intracoastal.
- Manasota Key: Manasota Beach Road from Englewood, or Beach Road from the south; the key spans both counties.
- North Port and the Charlotte coast: I-75 to Toledo Blade or River Road, or SR-776 through Englewood.
Last reviewed September 10, 2026 by the Sarasota Concrete editorial team (author name pending owner input).