Commuting in Brown County, Texas: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Brown County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Brown County spend about 27 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 113 hours, about 4.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 41% less time on the road than the Texas average of 22.8 minutes each way, a difference of 9.3 minutes.
Brown County holds about 0.1% of Texas's population and accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Brown County would save about 45 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,395 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Area
One-Way Commute
Daily Round-Trip
Yearly Time Spent
Estimated Yearly Cost
Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Brown County
13.5 min
27.0 min
113 hrs/yr
$3,489
465
Texas
22.8 min
45.6 min
190 hrs/yr
$5,888
1,441
United States
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,790
1,355
The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it
as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day
on non-highway roads, come from proprietary
Ticon and
TrafficZoom data.
On average, it takes
13.5
minutes to get to work in
Brown County.
That's 40% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 76% of counties in Texas
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 4.7% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Brown County
Car:
92.5%
Worked at Home:
4.7%unusually low
Walked:
1.3%
Public Transportation:
0.9%
Other:
0.3%
Bicycle:
0.1%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Brown County, versus 0.2% in Texas.
Working from home is unusually rare in Brown County: 3.1 times less than the Texas average (4.7% vs 14.4%).
Commute Mode Trends in Brown County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Brown County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.
Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show commute mode data by year
Year
Car
Worked at Home
Walked
Public Transportation
Other
Motorcycle
Bicycle
Taxi
2009
92.4%
2.9%
2.5%
0.1%
2.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
93.2%
2.8%
2.3%
0.1%
1.5%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
94.2%
2.3%
2.4%
0.1%
0.8%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
95.4%
1.8%
1.4%
0.2%
0.8%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
95.8%
1.5%
1.4%
0.2%
0.7%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
96.3%
1.4%
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
96.7%
1.6%
0.7%
0.4%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
95.8%
2.2%
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
95.2%
2.3%
1.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
2018
94.4%
2.7%
2.0%
0.3%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2019
93.2%
3.8%
1.8%
0.3%
0.2%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
2020
93.0%
3.8%
1.8%
0.3%
0.2%
0.4%
0.5%
0.0%
2021
93.1%
3.7%
1.7%
0.3%
0.2%
0.4%
0.6%
0.0%
2022
93.4%
4.2%
1.1%
0.2%
0.3%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
2023
92.3%
4.7%
1.3%
0.7%
0.4%
0.3%
0.4%
0.0%
2024
92.5%
4.7%
1.3%
0.9%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2015 at 96.7% and lowest in 2023 at 92.3%. Overall it held roughly steady, at 92.4% in 2009 and 92.5% in 2024.
Working from home gained the most ground in Brown County: its share of workers rose from 2.9% in 2009 to 4.7% in 2024, up 1.8 percentage points.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.5% to 1.3% of workers (down 1.2 percentage points).
Public transit overtook riding a motorcycle to become the 4th most common choice in the 2023 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Brown County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Brown County?
The bars show when commuters in Brown County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Texas for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMBrown County6.8%Texas5.5%
6.8%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMBrown County4.0%Texas4.4%
4.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMBrown County4.6%Texas5.1%
4.6%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMBrown County8.5%Texas9.3%
8.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMBrown County9.2%Texas9.3%
9.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMBrown County15.6%Texas15.3%
15.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMBrown County14.1%Texas11.8%
14.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMBrown County9.9%Texas11.5%
9.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMBrown County2.3%Texas4.8%
2.3%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMBrown County6.2%Texas6.7%
6.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMBrown County2.5%Texas3.1%
2.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMBrown County2.4%Texas1.3%
2.4%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMBrown County4.5%Texas5.8%
4.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMBrown County9.5%Texas6.2%
9.5%
Brown CountyTexasSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Brown County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 15.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.3% across Texas. Early starts are about as common as in Texas: 15.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.9% there. The morning rush looks much like Texas's: 48.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.9% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (25.0%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.
When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.
See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Brown County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.
Is Brown County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024
Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Brown County next to Texas and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.
Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show typical departure times by year
Year
Brown County
Texas
United States
2009
7:34 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:35 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:38 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:40 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:40 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:40 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:39 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:36 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:37 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:37 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:39 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:42 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:40 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:37 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:31 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:33 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Brown County were on the road by 7:33 AM, almost exactly the same as in 2009. Across Texas, meanwhile, the typical commuter now leaves 1 minute later than in 2009. Commuters in Brown County now leave 5 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Brown County has moved 6 minutes earlier.
How does Brown County's commute time compare?
Metric
Brown County
Texas
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
13.5 min
22.8 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
4.7%
14.4%
15.0%
Walked
1.3%
1.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.9%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Brown County is 13.5 minutes, shorter than the 22.8 minutes in Texas.
The share of commuters using public transit is about the same as Texas. 1.3% commute by walking, lower than the 1.5% in Texas.
Brown County, TX Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Brown County, TX is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 38,535 residents against a local median of 13,950. Where Brown County, TX breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 30% below the local median of 6.7% at 4.7%.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 13.5 min against a local median of 16.0 min, 16% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 16% below the local median it puts Brown County, TX at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 4.3% on work from home, so Brown County, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Brown County, TX has the 6th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Brown County, Texas.
Is commuting expensive in Brown County, Texas?
Commuters here spend an estimated 113 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,489 at a typical national wage. That's 41% less than the typical Texas commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Brown County, Texas?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Brown County, Texas. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in Texas?
Among counties in Texas, the shortest average commutes are in Loving County (3.3 min), King County (5.8 min), Terrell County (6.5 min). The longest are in Bandera County (38.6 min), San Jacinto County (35.9 min), Liberty County (33.6 min).