Commuting in Guadalupe 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 Guadalupe County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Guadalupe County spend about 50 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 210 hours, about 8.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 10% more time on the road than the Texas average of 22.8 minutes each way, a difference of 2.4 minutes.
Guadalupe County holds about 0.6% of Texas's population but accounts for roughly 0.7% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Guadalupe County would save about 84 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,599 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)
Guadalupe County
25.2 min
50.3 min
210 hrs/yr
$6,498
1,973
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
25.2
minutes to get to work in
Guadalupe County.
That's 12% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slower than 80% of counties in Texas
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 14.3% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Guadalupe County
Car:
83.7%
Worked at Home:
14.3%
Walked:
1.1%
Other:
0.6%
Motorcycle:
0.2%
Bicycle:
< 0.1%
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public transit is unusually rare in Guadalupe County: 11.9 times less than the Texas average (0.1% vs 0.9%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Guadalupe County, versus 0.2% in Texas.
Commute Mode Trends in Guadalupe County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Guadalupe 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
Motorcycle
Public Transportation
Bicycle
Taxi
2009
94.0%
2.8%
1.6%
0.9%
0.2%
0.0%
0.5%
0.0%
2010
93.9%
3.2%
1.5%
0.6%
0.4%
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
2011
94.2%
3.1%
1.2%
0.5%
0.4%
0.0%
0.5%
0.0%
2012
94.4%
3.1%
1.1%
0.5%
0.4%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
2013
94.0%
3.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.4%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
2014
93.9%
3.9%
0.8%
0.6%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2015
94.2%
3.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2016
93.9%
4.1%
0.8%
0.7%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
93.9%
4.1%
0.7%
0.8%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2018
93.9%
4.1%
0.7%
0.9%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2019
93.4%
4.5%
0.7%
0.9%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
2020
91.6%
6.4%
0.7%
0.9%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2021
89.6%
8.5%
0.7%
0.9%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
2022
88.2%
9.9%
0.7%
0.8%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2023
86.1%
11.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2024
83.7%
14.3%
1.1%
0.6%
0.2%
0.1%
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 2012 at 94.4%. Overall it fell from 94.0% in 2009 to 83.7% in 2024, down 10.3 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Guadalupe County: its share of workers rose from 2.8% in 2009 to 14.3% in 2024, up 11.5 percentage points. Most of that increase, 9.8 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 1.6% to 1.1% of workers (down 0.5 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Guadalupe County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Guadalupe County?
The bars show when commuters in Guadalupe 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 AMGuadalupe County5.1%Texas5.5%
5.1%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMGuadalupe County4.4%Texas4.4%
4.4%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMGuadalupe County7.7%Texas5.1%
7.7%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMGuadalupe County10.5%Texas9.3%
10.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMGuadalupe County10.0%Texas9.3%
10.0%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMGuadalupe County15.5%Texas15.3%
15.5%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMGuadalupe County11.1%Texas11.8%
11.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMGuadalupe County9.1%Texas11.5%
9.1%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMGuadalupe County4.1%Texas4.8%
4.1%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMGuadalupe County5.3%Texas6.7%
5.3%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMGuadalupe County2.7%Texas3.1%
2.7%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMGuadalupe County1.5%Texas1.3%
1.5%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMGuadalupe County5.6%Texas5.8%
5.6%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMGuadalupe County7.4%Texas6.2%
7.4%
Guadalupe CountyTexasSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Guadalupe County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 15.5% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.3% across Texas. Early starts are more common than in Texas: 17.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.9% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Texas: 45.7% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.9% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (22.4%) 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 Guadalupe 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 Guadalupe 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 Guadalupe 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
Guadalupe County
Texas
United States
2009
7:24 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:23 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:25 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:24 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:21 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:21 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:20 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:18 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:16 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:18 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:18 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:19 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:20 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:21 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:25 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:24 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Guadalupe County were on the road by 7:24 AM, almost exactly the same as in 2009. Across Texas, meanwhile, the typical commuter now leaves 1 minute later than in 2009. Commuters in Guadalupe County now leave 14 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 Guadalupe County has moved 6 minutes later.
How does Guadalupe County's commute time compare?
Metric
Guadalupe County
Texas
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
25.2 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
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
14.3%
14.4%
15.0%
Walked
1.1%
1.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Guadalupe County is 25.2 minutes, longer than the 22.8 minutes in Texas.
0.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Texas. 1.1% commute by walking, lower than the 1.5% in Texas.
Guadalupe County, TX Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Guadalupe County, TX is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 183,641 residents against a local median of 52,781. Where Guadalupe County, TX breaks from the counties next to it is one-way commute, sitting 16% below the local median of 30.0 min at 25.2 min. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 11.8 min on one-way commute, so Guadalupe County, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Guadalupe County, TX has the 2nd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Guadalupe County, Texas.
Is commuting expensive in Guadalupe County, Texas?
Commuters here spend an estimated 210 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,498 at a typical national wage. That's 10% more than the typical Texas commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Guadalupe County, Texas?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Guadalupe County, 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.
Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Guadalupe County, Texas?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.1% 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).