Commuting in Duval 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 Duval County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Duval County spend about 40 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 168 hours, about 7.0 full days, spent commuting. That is 12% less time on the road than the Texas average of 22.8 minutes each way, a difference of 2.6 minutes.
Duval County holds about 0.0% of Texas's population and accounts for roughly 0.0% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Duval County would save about 67 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,084 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)
Duval County
20.2 min
40.3 min
168 hrs/yr
$5,209
235
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
20.2
minutes to get to work in
Duval County.
That's 10% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 8.4% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Duval County
Car:
87.2%
Worked at Home:
8.4%
Motorcycle:
2.2%unusually high
Other:
1.1%
Walked:
1.1%
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is unusually common in Duval County: 20.8 times more than the Texas average (2.2% vs 0.1%).
Public transit is essentially absent in Duval County, versus 0.9% in Texas.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Duval County, versus 0.2% in Texas.
Biking is essentially absent in Duval County, versus 0.2% in Texas.
Commute Mode Trends in Duval County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Duval 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
Motorcycle
Walked
Other
Public Transportation
Taxi
Bicycle
2009
87.2%
6.5%
0.0%
3.5%
2.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
88.9%
6.6%
0.0%
3.2%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
86.3%
7.2%
0.0%
5.1%
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
88.0%
4.6%
0.0%
6.2%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
89.6%
3.3%
0.0%
5.9%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
90.0%
3.6%
0.0%
4.7%
1.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
89.3%
3.3%
0.0%
5.7%
1.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
89.5%
5.6%
0.0%
3.9%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
89.5%
6.2%
0.0%
3.1%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
89.5%
5.5%
0.0%
2.8%
2.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
91.2%
5.3%
0.0%
2.0%
1.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
91.8%
5.0%
0.7%
1.3%
1.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
90.1%
6.4%
0.8%
1.2%
1.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
88.0%
7.3%
0.9%
1.1%
2.7%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
88.1%
9.4%
1.0%
1.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
87.2%
8.4%
2.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2020 at 91.8% and lowest in 2011 at 86.3%. Overall it held roughly steady, at 87.2% in 2009 and 87.2% in 2024. It has fallen in the latest release.
Riding a motorcycle gained the most ground in Duval County: its share of workers rose from 0.0% in 2009 to 2.2% in 2024, up 2.2 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.2 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 3.5% to 1.1% of workers (down 2.4 percentage points).
Riding a motorcycle overtook walking to become the 3rd most common choice in the 2024 release and has stayed ahead since.
Working from home peaked at 9.4% in 2023 and has since fallen back to 8.4%.
Commute Start Times in Duval County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Duval County?
The bars show when commuters in Duval 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 AMDuval County12.0%Texas5.5%
12.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMDuval County6.8%Texas4.4%
6.8%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMDuval County1.6%Texas5.1%
1.6%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMDuval County3.5%Texas9.3%
3.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMDuval County13.3%Texas9.3%
13.3%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMDuval County14.7%Texas15.3%
14.7%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMDuval County13.1%Texas11.8%
13.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMDuval County7.0%Texas11.5%
7.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMDuval County0.1%Texas4.8%
0.1%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMDuval County7.6%Texas6.7%
7.6%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMDuval County2.8%Texas3.1%
2.8%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMDuval County2.9%Texas1.3%
2.9%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMDuval County7.3%Texas5.8%
7.3%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMDuval County7.2%Texas6.2%
7.2%
Duval CountyTexasSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Duval County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 14.7% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.3% across Texas. Early starts are more common than in Texas: 20.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.9% there. The morning rush looks much like Texas's: 48.1% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.9% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (27.8%) 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 Duval 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 Duval 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 Duval 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
Duval County
Texas
United States
2009
7:22 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:21 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:25 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:19 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:21 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:23 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:26 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:30 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:24 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:21 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:15 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:18 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:13 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:18 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:17 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:26 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Duval County were on the road by 7:26 AM, 4 minutes later than in 2009 (7:22 AM). The shift is sharper than across Texas, where the typical start moved 1 minute later. Commuters in Duval County now leave 12 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 Duval County has moved 11 minutes later.
How does Duval County's commute time compare?
Metric
Duval County
Texas
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
20.2 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
06:30 AM – 06:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
8.4%
14.4%
15.0%
Walked
1.1%
1.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Duval County is 20.2 minutes, shorter than the 22.8 minutes in Texas.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Texas. 1.1% commute by walking, lower than the 1.5% in Texas.
Duval County, TX Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Duval County, TX is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 9,742 residents against a local median of 6,943. Duval County, TX's one-way commute, at 20.2 min, runs 24% above the 16.3 min typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 6.7 min on one-way commute, so Duval County, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Duval County, TX has the 6th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Duval County, Texas.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Duval County, Texas?
Commuters here spend an estimated 168 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,209 at a typical national wage. That's 12% less than the typical Texas commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Duval County, Texas?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Duval County, Texas. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How common is public transit use in Duval County, 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.
Which counties in Texas have the fastest and slowest commutes?
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).