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Commuting in Del Rio, 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 Del Rio: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Del Rio spend about 31 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 131 hours, about 5.5 full days, spent commuting. That is 31% less time on the road than the Texas average of 22.8 minutes each way, a difference of 7.1 minutes.

Del Rio 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 Del Rio would save about 52 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,625 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)
Del Rio 15.7 min 31.5 min 131 hrs/yr $4,063 1,762
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.

Del Rio Commute Map

On average, it takes 15.7 minutes to get to work in Del Rio. That's 30% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

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 6.3% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Del Rio

  • Car: 89.1%
  • Worked at Home: 6.3%
  • Other: 1.6%
  • Walked: 1.4%
  • Bicycle: 0.7% unusually high
  • Motorcycle: 0.6% unusually high
  • Taxi: 0.2%
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is unusually common in Del Rio: 5.3 times more than the Texas average (0.6% vs 0.1%).

Public transit is essentially absent in Del Rio, versus 0.9% in Texas.

Biking is unusually common in Del Rio: 3.4 times more than the Texas average (0.7% vs 0.2%).

Commute Mode Trends in Del Rio, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Del Rio 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 Motorcycle Taxi Public Transportation
2009 93.6% 2.1% 0.9% 2.5% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.2%
2010 93.5% 2.3% 1.4% 1.7% 0.7% 0.2% 0.0% 0.3%
2011 92.8% 3.0% 1.4% 1.6% 0.8% 0.1% 0.0% 0.3%
2012 91.7% 2.9% 2.1% 1.8% 1.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.3%
2013 92.3% 2.8% 1.7% 1.5% 1.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.4%
2014 92.0% 4.0% 1.4% 1.4% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
2015 90.9% 3.9% 2.1% 1.7% 1.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.2%
2016 89.8% 3.9% 2.7% 2.5% 0.5% 0.3% 0.0% 0.3%
2017 90.4% 3.1% 2.7% 2.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.0% 0.4%
2018 90.8% 3.3% 2.8% 2.1% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.2%
2019 89.9% 2.1% 3.8% 2.3% 0.5% 0.9% 0.0% 0.4%
2020 91.3% 1.8% 3.2% 1.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.0% 0.2%
2021 92.3% 1.9% 3.2% 1.2% 0.6% 0.3% 0.0% 0.4%
2022 92.6% 2.5% 2.4% 1.0% 0.6% 0.4% 0.0% 0.5%
2023 93.0% 3.0% 2.1% 0.9% 0.6% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 89.1% 6.3% 1.6% 1.4% 0.7% 0.6% 0.2% 0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Overall its share fell from 93.6% in 2009 to 89.1% in 2024, down 4.5 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.

Working from home gained the most ground in Del Rio: its share of workers rose from 2.1% in 2009 to 6.3% in 2024, up 4.2 percentage points. Most of that increase, 4.2 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.5% to 1.4% of workers (down 1.1 percentage points).

Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2021 release and has stayed ahead since.

Commute Start Times in Del Rio

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Del Rio?

The bars show when commuters in Del Rio 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
5.7%
5:00-5:29 AM
1.9%
5:30-5:59 AM
4.1%
6:00-6:29 AM
4.3%
6:30-6:59 AM
10.4%
7:00-7:29 AM
20.9%
7:30-7:59 AM
12.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
10.3%
8:30-8:59 AM
2.5%
9:00-9:59 AM
5.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
2.3%
11:00-11:59 AM
0.8%
12:00-3:59 PM
6.7%
4:00-11:59 PM
11.7%

Del Rio Texas Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Del Rio is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 20.9% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.3% across Texas. Early starts are less common than in Texas: 11.7% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.9% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Texas: 54.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.9% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (27.2%) 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 Del Rio, 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 Del Rio 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 Del Rio 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 Del Rio Texas United States
2009 7:42 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:42 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:38 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:38 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:39 AM 7:32 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:40 AM 7:32 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:40 AM 7:31 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:43 AM 7:31 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:42 AM 7:30 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:47 AM 7:30 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:53 AM 7:30 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:52 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:49 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2022 8:00 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:55 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:36 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Del Rio were on the road by 7:36 AM, 6 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:42 AM). That goes against the trend across Texas, where the typical commuter now leaves 1 minute later than in 2009. Commuters in Del Rio now leave 2 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 Del Rio has moved 17 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Del Rio in the whole series.

How does Del Rio's commute time compare?

Metric Del Rio Texas US Average
Avg. Commute Time 15.7 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 6.3% 14.4% 15.0%
Walked 1.4% 1.5% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.9% 3.2%

The average commute time in Del Rio is 15.7 minutes, shorter than the 22.8 minutes in Texas.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Texas. 1.4% commute by walking, lower than the 1.5% in Texas.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Del Rio, Texas.

Is living in Del Rio, Texas good for avoiding long commute costs?

Commuters here spend an estimated 131 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,063 at a typical national wage. That's 31% less than the typical Texas commuter spends.

When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Del Rio, Texas?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Del Rio, 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.

How common is public transit use in Del Rio, Texas?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.9% in Texas, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.