Commuting in Cameron 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 Cameron County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Cameron County spend about 38 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 158 hours, about 6.6 full days, spent commuting. That is 17% less time on the road than the Texas average of 22.8 minutes each way, a difference of 3.8 minutes.
Cameron County holds about 1.4% of Texas's population but accounts for roughly 1.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Cameron County would save about 63 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,960 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)
Cameron County
19.0 min
37.9 min
158 hrs/yr
$4,900
1,770
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
19.0
minutes to get to work in
Cameron County.
That's 15% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 9.1% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Cameron County
Car:
87.3%
Worked at Home:
9.1%
Walked:
1.6%
Other:
1.2%
Public Transportation:
0.4%
Bicycle:
0.1%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Taxi:
< 0.1%
Commute Mode Trends in Cameron County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Cameron 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
Other
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
92.2%
2.3%
2.1%
2.1%
0.8%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
2010
92.4%
2.5%
2.1%
1.8%
0.7%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
2011
92.2%
2.6%
2.3%
1.7%
0.7%
0.0%
0.3%
0.2%
2012
92.5%
2.4%
2.2%
1.6%
0.8%
0.1%
0.3%
0.2%
2013
92.8%
2.3%
1.9%
1.8%
0.7%
0.0%
0.2%
0.1%
2014
92.9%
2.5%
1.9%
1.6%
0.7%
0.0%
0.2%
0.2%
2015
93.6%
2.2%
1.6%
1.5%
0.7%
0.0%
0.2%
0.1%
2016
93.8%
2.2%
1.4%
1.6%
0.7%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2017
93.9%
2.4%
1.3%
1.5%
0.6%
0.0%
0.1%
0.2%
2018
93.6%
3.0%
1.4%
1.2%
0.6%
0.0%
0.1%
0.2%
2019
92.9%
3.6%
1.4%
1.1%
0.7%
0.0%
0.1%
0.2%
2020
91.1%
5.2%
1.6%
1.2%
0.6%
0.0%
0.1%
0.2%
2021
90.4%
6.2%
1.6%
1.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2022
89.4%
7.3%
1.6%
1.0%
0.5%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2023
88.3%
8.1%
1.7%
1.1%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
2024
87.3%
9.1%
1.6%
1.2%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2017 at 93.9%. Overall it fell from 92.2% in 2009 to 87.3% in 2024, down 4.9 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 7 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Cameron County: its share of workers rose from 2.3% in 2009 to 9.1% in 2024, up 6.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.5 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.1% to 1.6% of workers (down 0.5 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Cameron County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Cameron County?
The bars show when commuters in Cameron 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 AMCameron County4.5%Texas5.5%
4.5%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMCameron County3.1%Texas4.4%
3.1%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMCameron County3.6%Texas5.1%
3.6%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMCameron County6.2%Texas9.3%
6.2%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMCameron County8.0%Texas9.3%
8.0%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMCameron County14.5%Texas15.3%
14.5%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMCameron County15.6%Texas11.8%
15.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMCameron County14.8%Texas11.5%
14.8%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMCameron County4.0%Texas4.8%
4.0%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMCameron County8.6%Texas6.7%
8.6%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMCameron County3.1%Texas3.1%
3.1%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMCameron County1.1%Texas1.3%
1.1%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMCameron County5.9%Texas5.8%
5.9%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMCameron County6.9%Texas6.2%
6.9%
Cameron CountyTexasSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Cameron County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 15.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 11.8% across Texas. Early starts are less common than in Texas: 11.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.9% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Texas: 52.9% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.9% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (25.7%) 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 Cameron 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 Cameron 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 Cameron 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
Cameron County
Texas
United States
2009
7:41 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:42 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:43 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:42 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:44 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:46 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:45 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:46 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:48 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:48 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:49 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:48 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:50 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:50 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:52 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:50 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Cameron County were on the road by 7:50 AM, 9 minutes later than in 2009 (7:41 AM). The shift is sharper than across Texas, where the typical start moved 1 minute later. Commuters in Cameron County now leave 12 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).
How does Cameron County's commute time compare?
Metric
Cameron County
Texas
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
19.0 min
22.8 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
9.1%
14.4%
15.0%
Walked
1.6%
1.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.4%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Cameron County is 19.0 minutes, shorter than the 22.8 minutes in Texas.
0.4% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Texas. 1.6% commute by walking, higher than the 1.5% in Texas.
Cameron County, TX Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Cameron County, TX is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 421,649 residents against a local median of 20,139. The measure that sets Cameron County, TX apart most is one-way commute: 19.0 min, 39% above the local median of 13.6 min. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 8.5 min on one-way commute, so Cameron County, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Cameron County, TX has the 5th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Cameron County, Texas.
Is living in Cameron County, Texas good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 158 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,900 at a typical national wage. That's 17% less than the typical Texas commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Cameron County, Texas?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Cameron County, Texas. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 08:00 AM – 08:29 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).