Commuting in Jones 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 Jones County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Jones County spend about 44 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 183 hours, about 7.6 full days, spent commuting. That is 3% less time on the road than the Texas average of 22.8 minutes each way, a difference of 0.8 minutes.
Jones 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 Jones County would save about 73 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,275 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)
Jones County
22.0 min
44.0 min
183 hrs/yr
$5,688
417
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
22.0
minutes to get to work in
Jones County.
That's 2% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slower than 70% 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 5.3% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Jones County
Car:
91.2%
Worked at Home:
5.3%
Walked:
2.4%
Other:
0.7%
Bicycle:
0.3%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public transit is essentially absent in Jones County, versus 0.9% in Texas.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Jones County, versus 0.2% in Texas.
Commute Mode Trends in Jones County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Jones 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
Bicycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
95.6%
1.6%
2.0%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2010
93.3%
2.4%
2.5%
1.3%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2011
93.7%
2.3%
2.4%
1.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2012
93.1%
2.4%
2.3%
1.7%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2013
93.7%
1.8%
2.1%
1.7%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
2014
95.0%
2.0%
0.8%
1.7%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2015
94.3%
2.3%
1.7%
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2016
94.7%
1.9%
2.1%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2017
93.5%
2.8%
2.7%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2018
92.3%
4.4%
2.3%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2019
91.2%
5.2%
2.5%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2020
92.2%
4.8%
2.7%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
90.8%
7.0%
1.7%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
90.2%
7.5%
1.9%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2023
91.0%
6.0%
2.4%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2024
91.2%
5.3%
2.4%
0.7%
0.3%
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 bottomed out in 2022 at 90.2%. Overall it fell from 95.6% in 2009 to 91.2% in 2024, down 4.4 percentage points. It has risen in each of the last 2 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Jones County: its share of workers rose from 1.6% in 2009 to 5.3% in 2024, up 3.7 percentage points.
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2017 release and has stayed ahead since.
Working from home peaked at 7.5% in 2022 and has since fallen back to 5.3%.
Commute Start Times in Jones County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Jones County?
The bars show when commuters in Jones 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 AMJones County5.4%Texas5.5%
5.4%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMJones County3.9%Texas4.4%
3.9%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMJones County7.3%Texas5.1%
7.3%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMJones County8.5%Texas9.3%
8.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMJones County10.2%Texas9.3%
10.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMJones County18.8%Texas15.3%
18.8%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMJones County14.2%Texas11.8%
14.2%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMJones County12.7%Texas11.5%
12.7%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMJones County1.8%Texas4.8%
1.8%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMJones County4.9%Texas6.7%
4.9%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMJones County1.4%Texas3.1%
1.4%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMJones County2.5%Texas1.3%
2.5%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMJones County4.6%Texas5.8%
4.6%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMJones County4.0%Texas6.2%
4.0%
Jones CountyTexasSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Jones County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 18.8% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.3% across Texas. Early starts are more common than in Texas: 16.6% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.9% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Texas: 55.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.9% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (17.3%) 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 Jones 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 Jones 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 Jones 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
Jones County
Texas
United States
2009
7:33 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:30 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:32 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:30 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:30 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:33 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:33 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:28 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:29 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:38 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:36 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:25 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:26 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:27 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:18 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:24 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Jones County were on the road by 7:24 AM, 10 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:33 AM). That goes against the trend across Texas, where the typical commuter now leaves 1 minute later than in 2009. Commuters in Jones 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 Jones County has moved 12 minutes earlier.
How does Jones County's commute time compare?
Metric
Jones County
Texas
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
22.0 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
5.3%
14.4%
15.0%
Walked
2.4%
1.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Jones County is 22.0 minutes, shorter than the 22.8 minutes in Texas.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Texas. 2.4% commute by walking, higher than the 1.5% in Texas.
Jones County, TX Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Jones County, TX is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 20,304 residents against a local median of 3,655. Jones County, TX's one-way commute, at 22.0 min, runs 43% above the 15.4 min typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
Work from home tells the same story from another angle: 5.3% against a local median of 7.7%, 31% below it. The counties themselves spread 9.6 min on one-way commute, so Jones County, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Jones County, TX has the 6th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Jones County, Texas.
Is living in Jones County, Texas good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 183 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,688 at a typical national wage. That's 3% less than the typical Texas commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Jones County, Texas?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Jones 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 Jones 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).