Commuting in Hockley 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 Hockley County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Hockley County spend about 35 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 145 hours, about 6.0 full days, spent commuting. That is 24% less time on the road than the Texas average of 22.8 minutes each way, a difference of 5.4 minutes.
Hockley 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 Hockley County would save about 58 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,798 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)
Hockley County
17.4 min
34.8 min
145 hrs/yr
$4,494
695
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
17.4
minutes to get to work in
Hockley County.
That's 22% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 5.1% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Hockley County
Car:
91.6%
Worked at Home:
5.1%
Walked:
1.6%
Other:
1.0%
Public Transportation:
0.6%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Hockley County, versus 0.2% in Texas.
Biking is essentially absent in Hockley County, versus 0.2% in Texas.
Commute Mode Trends in Hockley County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Hockley 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
Motorcycle
Taxi
Bicycle
2009
93.2%
4.1%
0.8%
1.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
93.1%
4.1%
1.6%
1.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
93.7%
3.9%
1.7%
0.3%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
92.9%
3.1%
2.8%
0.3%
0.3%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
93.7%
2.6%
2.7%
0.5%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
93.7%
2.7%
2.9%
0.3%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
94.5%
2.4%
2.3%
0.4%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
93.6%
2.8%
2.8%
0.5%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
94.7%
2.5%
2.0%
0.7%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
94.6%
2.4%
1.8%
0.8%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2019
94.1%
2.7%
2.1%
0.9%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2020
93.4%
3.2%
2.0%
1.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2021
93.5%
3.7%
1.4%
1.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2022
93.5%
3.6%
1.9%
0.7%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2023
92.8%
4.3%
1.8%
0.9%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
91.6%
5.1%
1.6%
1.0%
0.6%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2017 at 94.7%. Overall it fell from 93.2% in 2009 to 91.6% in 2024, down 1.6 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Hockley County: its share of workers rose from 4.1% in 2009 to 5.1% in 2024, up 1.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.4 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking peaked at 2.9% in 2014 and has since fallen back to 1.6%.
Commute Start Times in Hockley County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Hockley County?
The bars show when commuters in Hockley 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 AMHockley County6.7%Texas5.5%
6.7%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMHockley County3.0%Texas4.4%
3.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMHockley County4.4%Texas5.1%
4.4%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMHockley County7.0%Texas9.3%
7.0%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMHockley County11.2%Texas9.3%
11.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMHockley County16.2%Texas15.3%
16.2%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMHockley County18.5%Texas11.8%
18.5%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMHockley County9.6%Texas11.5%
9.6%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMHockley County4.0%Texas4.8%
4.0%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMHockley County3.2%Texas6.7%
3.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMHockley County3.6%Texas3.1%
3.6%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMHockley County1.3%Texas1.3%
1.3%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMHockley County4.3%Texas5.8%
4.3%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMHockley County6.9%Texas6.2%
6.9%
Hockley CountyTexasSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Hockley County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 18.5% of commuters leave home, compared with 11.8% across Texas. Early starts are about as common as in Texas: 14.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.9% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Texas: 55.5% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.9% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (19.3%) 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 Hockley 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 Hockley 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 Hockley 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
Hockley County
Texas
United States
2009
7:35 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:36 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:36 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:38 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:33 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:29 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:28 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:29 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:27 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:28 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:34 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:33 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:32 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:32 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:32 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Hockley County were on the road by 7:32 AM, 3 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:35 AM). That goes against the trend across Texas, where the typical commuter now leaves 1 minute later than in 2009. Commuters in Hockley County now leave 5 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 Hockley County has moved 2 minutes later.
How does Hockley County's commute time compare?
Metric
Hockley County
Texas
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
17.4 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
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
5.1%
14.4%
15.0%
Walked
1.6%
1.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.6%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Hockley County is 17.4 minutes, shorter than the 22.8 minutes in Texas.
0.6% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Texas. 1.6% commute by walking, higher than the 1.5% in Texas.
Hockley County, TX Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Hockley County, TX is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 21,363 residents against a local median of 11,629. Where Hockley County, TX breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 29% above the local median of 4.0% at 5.1%.
The counties themselves spread 4.4% on work from home, so Hockley County, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Hockley County, TX has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Hockley County, Texas.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Hockley County, Texas?
Commuters here spend an estimated 145 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,494 at a typical national wage. That's 24% less than the typical Texas commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Hockley County, Texas?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Hockley 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 (3.3 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).