Commuting in Caldwell 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 Caldwell County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Caldwell County spend about 63 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 261 hours, about 10.9 full days, spent commuting. That is 38% more time on the road than the Texas average of 22.8 minutes each way, a difference of 8.6 minutes.
Caldwell County holds about 0.2% of Texas's population and accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Caldwell County would save about 105 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,242 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)
Caldwell County
31.4 min
62.8 min
261 hrs/yr
$8,106
1,625
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
31.4
minutes to get to work in
Caldwell County.
That's 40% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 9.9% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Caldwell County
Car:
86.3%
Worked at Home:
9.9%
Other:
1.9%
Walked:
1.2%
Bicycle:
0.3%
Public Transportation:
0.2%unusually low
Motorcycle:
0.1%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public transit is unusually rare in Caldwell County: 4.9 times less than the Texas average (0.2% vs 0.9%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Caldwell County, versus 0.2% in Texas.
Commute Mode Trends in Caldwell County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Caldwell 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
Other
Walked
Bicycle
Public Transportation
Motorcycle
Taxi
2009
92.2%
4.5%
0.6%
1.2%
0.0%
0.8%
0.7%
0.1%
2010
92.5%
4.9%
0.7%
1.2%
0.0%
0.5%
0.0%
0.1%
2011
92.3%
5.3%
0.7%
1.0%
0.0%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
2012
92.8%
4.7%
0.9%
1.2%
0.0%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
2013
93.4%
3.8%
0.8%
1.3%
0.0%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
2014
93.6%
3.5%
1.2%
1.3%
0.0%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2015
91.9%
3.0%
2.1%
2.7%
0.0%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2016
91.8%
3.7%
1.5%
2.6%
0.0%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2017
90.5%
4.0%
1.6%
3.6%
0.0%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2018
90.5%
3.8%
1.5%
3.8%
0.2%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
2019
90.3%
3.8%
1.6%
3.9%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
2020
91.7%
4.2%
1.0%
2.7%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
2021
90.0%
4.9%
1.9%
2.7%
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
2022
88.9%
7.5%
1.4%
1.6%
0.4%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
2023
88.5%
8.4%
1.1%
1.5%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2024
86.3%
9.9%
1.9%
1.2%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2014 at 93.6%. Overall it fell from 92.2% in 2009 to 86.3% in 2024, down 5.9 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 4 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Caldwell County: its share of workers rose from 4.5% in 2009 to 9.9% in 2024, up 5.4 percentage points. Most of that increase, 6.1 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 0.8% to 0.2% of workers (down 0.6 percentage points).
Walking peaked at 3.9% in 2019 and has since fallen back to 1.2%.
Commute Start Times in Caldwell County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Caldwell County?
The bars show when commuters in Caldwell 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 AMCaldwell County8.0%Texas5.5%
8.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMCaldwell County8.4%Texas4.4%
8.4%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMCaldwell County9.4%Texas5.1%
9.4%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMCaldwell County11.0%Texas9.3%
11.0%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMCaldwell County9.5%Texas9.3%
9.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMCaldwell County12.4%Texas15.3%
12.4%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMCaldwell County11.0%Texas11.8%
11.0%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMCaldwell County9.9%Texas11.5%
9.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMCaldwell County2.6%Texas4.8%
2.6%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMCaldwell County2.9%Texas6.7%
2.9%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMCaldwell County2.0%Texas3.1%
2.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMCaldwell County1.8%Texas1.3%
1.8%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMCaldwell County5.3%Texas5.8%
5.3%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMCaldwell County5.9%Texas6.2%
5.9%
Caldwell CountyTexasSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Caldwell County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 12.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.3% across Texas. Early starts are more common than in Texas: 25.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.9% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Texas: 42.7% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.9% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (17.9%) 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 Caldwell 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 Caldwell 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 Caldwell 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
Caldwell County
Texas
United States
2009
7:13 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:17 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:19 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:15 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:17 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:20 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:15 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:15 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:16 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:11 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:11 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:12 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:11 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:08 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:06 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:09 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Caldwell County were on the road by 7:09 AM, 4 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:13 AM). That goes against the trend across Texas, where the typical commuter now leaves 1 minute later than in 2009. Commuters in Caldwell County now leave 29 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 Caldwell County has moved 2 minutes earlier.
How does Caldwell County's commute time compare?
Metric
Caldwell County
Texas
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
31.4 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
06:00 AM – 06:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
9.9%
14.4%
15.0%
Walked
1.2%
1.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.2%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Caldwell County is 31.4 minutes, longer than the 22.8 minutes in Texas.
0.2% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Texas. 1.2% commute by walking, lower than the 1.5% in Texas.
Caldwell County, TX Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Caldwell County, TX is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 48,669 residents against a local median of 183,641. Caldwell County, TX's work from home, at 9.9%, runs 37% below the 15.7% typical of the counties around it.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 31.4 min against a local median of 25.2 min, 25% above it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 25% above the local median it puts Caldwell County, TX at the weaker end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 26.3% on work from home, so Caldwell County, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Caldwell County, TX has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Caldwell County, Texas.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Caldwell County, Texas?
Commuters here spend an estimated 261 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $8,106 at a typical national wage. That's 38% more than the typical Texas commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Caldwell County, Texas?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Caldwell County, Texas. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in Caldwell County, Texas?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.2% of commuters use it versus 0.9% in Texas, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
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).