Commuting in Jim Hogg 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 Jim Hogg County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Jim Hogg County spend about 24 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 98 hours, about 4.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 48% less time on the road than the Texas average of 22.8 minutes each way, a difference of 11.0 minutes.
Jim Hogg 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 Jim Hogg County would save about 39 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,218 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)
Jim Hogg County
11.8 min
23.6 min
98 hrs/yr
$3,046
229
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
11.8
minutes to get to work in
Jim Hogg County.
That's 47% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 83% 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 3.4% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Jim Hogg County
Car:
93.9%
Worked at Home:
3.4%unusually low
Walked:
2.5%
Other:
0.2%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Jim Hogg County, versus 0.1% in Texas.
Public transit is essentially absent in Jim Hogg County, versus 0.9% in Texas.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Jim Hogg County, versus 0.2% in Texas.
Working from home is unusually rare in Jim Hogg County: 4.2 times less than the Texas average (3.4% vs 14.4%).
Biking is essentially absent in Jim Hogg County, versus 0.2% in Texas.
Commute Mode Trends in Jim Hogg County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Jim Hogg 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
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
91.6%
5.7%
1.2%
1.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
89.0%
6.2%
2.5%
2.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
89.4%
4.4%
4.7%
1.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
90.8%
3.4%
4.6%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
91.6%
2.3%
4.5%
1.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
93.1%
1.7%
5.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
94.1%
1.0%
3.8%
0.0%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
96.8%
1.0%
1.2%
0.0%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
98.3%
0.0%
0.5%
0.0%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
98.4%
0.0%
0.5%
0.5%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
94.8%
1.7%
1.2%
1.5%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
95.3%
1.6%
1.8%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
96.0%
1.3%
1.6%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
96.7%
1.2%
1.3%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
94.1%
3.4%
2.1%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
93.9%
3.4%
2.5%
0.2%
0.0%
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 2018 at 98.4% and lowest in 2010 at 89.0%. Overall it rose from 91.6% in 2009 to 93.9% in 2024, up 2.3 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.
Walking gained the most ground in Jim Hogg County: its share of workers rose from 1.2% in 2009 to 2.5% in 2024, up 1.3 percentage points. Most of that increase, 1.3 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Working from home lost the most ground, falling from 5.7% to 3.4% of workers (down 2.3 percentage points).
Walking peaked at 5.2% in 2014 and has since fallen back to 2.5%.
Commute Start Times in Jim Hogg County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Jim Hogg County?
The bars show when commuters in Jim Hogg 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 AMJim Hogg County10.0%Texas5.5%
10.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMJim Hogg County7.5%Texas4.4%
7.5%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMJim Hogg County2.6%Texas5.1%
2.6%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMJim Hogg County8.3%Texas9.3%
8.3%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMJim Hogg County8.2%Texas9.3%
8.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMJim Hogg County16.2%Texas15.3%
16.2%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMJim Hogg County12.7%Texas11.8%
12.7%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMJim Hogg County9.0%Texas11.5%
9.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMJim Hogg County2.8%Texas4.8%
2.8%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMJim Hogg County5.2%Texas6.7%
5.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMJim Hogg County1.0%Texas3.1%
1.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMJim Hogg County1.5%Texas1.3%
1.5%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMJim Hogg County2.3%Texas5.8%
2.3%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMJim Hogg County12.7%Texas6.2%
12.7%
Jim Hogg CountyTexasSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Jim Hogg County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 16.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.3% across Texas. Early starts are more common than in Texas: 20.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.9% there. The morning rush looks much like Texas's: 46.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.9% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (22.7%) 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 Jim Hogg 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 Jim Hogg 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 Jim Hogg 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
Jim Hogg County
Texas
United States
2009
7:41 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:39 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:36 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:34 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:42 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:39 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:38 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:31 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:29 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:26 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:33 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:35 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:43 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:37 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:37 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:25 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Jim Hogg County were on the road by 7:25 AM, 16 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:41 AM). That goes against the trend across Texas, where the typical commuter now leaves 1 minute later than in 2009. Commuters in Jim Hogg County now leave 13 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 Jim Hogg County has moved 9 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Jim Hogg County in the whole series.
How does Jim Hogg County's commute time compare?
Metric
Jim Hogg County
Texas
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
11.8 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
3.4%
14.4%
15.0%
Walked
2.5%
1.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Jim Hogg County is 11.8 minutes, shorter than the 22.8 minutes in Texas.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Texas. 2.5% commute by walking, higher than the 1.5% in Texas.
Jim Hogg County, TX Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Jim Hogg County, TX is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 4,727 residents against a local median of 13,841. The measure that sets Jim Hogg County, TX apart most is work from home: 3.4%, 61% below the local median of 8.8%.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 11.8 min against a local median of 17.0 min, 31% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 31% below the local median it puts Jim Hogg County, TX at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 4.2% on work from home, so Jim Hogg County, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Jim Hogg County, TX has the 6th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Jim Hogg County, Texas.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Jim Hogg County, Texas?
Commuters here spend an estimated 98 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,046 at a typical national wage. That's 48% less than the typical Texas commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Jim Hogg County, Texas?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Jim Hogg 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.
Do people use public transit in Jim Hogg 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.
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).