Gillespie County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Gillespie County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Gillespie County spend about 31 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 127 hours, about 5.3 full days, spent commuting.

That is 33% less time on the road than the Texas average of 22.7 minutes each way, a difference of 7.5 minutes.

Gillespie 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 Gillespie County would save about 51 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,578 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)
Gillespie County 15.3 min 30.5 min 127 hrs/yr $3,946 670
Texas 22.7 min 45.5 min 190 hrs/yr $5,877 1,441
United States 22.5 min 44.9 min 187 hrs/yr $5,803 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.

Commute Time Map: Texas Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Texas
  1. Loving County (3.4 min)
  2. Terrell County (5.1 min)
  3. Culberson County (6.1 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Texas
  1. Bandera County (37.3 min)
  2. Liberty County (33.7 min)
  3. Wilson County (33.6 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

On average, it takes 15.3 minutes to get to work in Gillespie County. That's 32% shorter than the 22.5-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Most people travel to work by Car , followed by Worked at Home . About 10.9% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 85.0%
  • Worked at Home: 10.9%
  • Walked: 3.4%
  • Public Transportation: 0.3%
  • Other: 0.3%
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low

Motorcycle commuting is essentially absent in Gillespie County, versus 0.1% in Texas.

Taxi commuting is essentially absent in Gillespie County, versus 0.1% in Texas.

Bicycle commuting is unusually low in Gillespie County: 3.6 times less than the Texas average (0.1% vs 0.2%).

How does Gillespie County's commute time compare?

Metric Gillespie County Texas US Average
Avg. Commute Time 15.3 min 22.7 min 22.5 min
Departure Window 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 10.9% 12.8% 13.4%
Walked 3.4% 1.4% 2.4%
Public Transit 0.3% 1.0% 3.5%

The average commute time in Gillespie County is 15.3 minutes, shorter than the 22.7 minutes in Texas.

0.3% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.0% in Texas. 3.4% commute by walking, higher than the 1.4% in Texas.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Gillespie County, Texas.

How much does the average commute cost workers in Gillespie County, Texas?

Commuters here spend an estimated 127 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,946 at a typical national wage. That's 33% less than the typical Texas commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in Gillespie County, Texas?

Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Gillespie County, Texas. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 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 (3.4 min), Terrell County (5.1 min), Culberson County (6.1 min). The longest are in Bandera County (37.3 min), Liberty County (33.7 min), Wilson County (33.6 min).