Commuting in Kendall 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 Kendall County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Kendall County spend about 58 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 240 hours, about 10.0 full days, spent commuting. That is 26% more time on the road than the Texas average of 22.8 minutes each way, a difference of 6.0 minutes.
Kendall County holds about 0.2% of Texas's population and accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Kendall County would save about 96 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,979 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)
Kendall County
28.8 min
57.7 min
240 hrs/yr
$7,448
1,655
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
28.8
minutes to get to work in
Kendall County.
That's 29% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slower than 89% of counties in Texas
The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 21.6% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Kendall County
Car:
75.5%
Worked at Home:
21.6%
Other:
1.7%
Walked:
1.0%
Motorcycle:
0.2%
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public transit is essentially absent in Kendall County, versus 0.9% in Texas.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Kendall County, versus 0.2% in Texas.
Biking is essentially absent in Kendall County, versus 0.2% in Texas.
Commute Mode Trends in Kendall County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Kendall 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
Other
Walked
Motorcycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
Bicycle
2009
87.9%
8.6%
1.0%
1.8%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2010
88.7%
8.4%
0.8%
1.5%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
0.1%
2011
86.3%
10.4%
0.8%
2.0%
0.1%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2012
87.0%
9.5%
0.6%
2.7%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2013
87.9%
8.2%
0.7%
3.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
89.0%
7.4%
0.8%
2.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
88.7%
7.6%
1.1%
2.1%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2016
89.6%
6.3%
1.5%
2.4%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.1%
2017
88.8%
7.6%
1.1%
2.3%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2018
87.1%
8.8%
1.4%
2.5%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2019
85.7%
9.8%
1.3%
2.5%
0.1%
0.4%
0.0%
0.3%
2020
80.8%
14.1%
2.6%
2.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
2021
79.6%
16.8%
2.0%
1.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2022
78.6%
18.7%
1.4%
1.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.3%
2023
76.3%
20.9%
1.5%
0.8%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2024
75.5%
21.6%
1.7%
1.0%
0.2%
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 peaked in 2016 at 89.6%. Overall it fell from 87.9% in 2009 to 75.5% in 2024, down 12.4 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 8 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Kendall County: its share of workers rose from 8.6% in 2009 to 21.6% in 2024, up 13.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 11.8 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 1.8% to 1.0% of workers (down 0.8 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Kendall County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Kendall County?
The bars show when commuters in Kendall 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 AMKendall County3.4%Texas5.5%
3.4%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMKendall County3.1%Texas4.4%
3.1%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMKendall County4.2%Texas5.1%
4.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMKendall County9.1%Texas9.3%
9.1%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMKendall County12.8%Texas9.3%
12.8%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMKendall County15.1%Texas15.3%
15.1%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMKendall County13.4%Texas11.8%
13.4%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMKendall County16.6%Texas11.5%
16.6%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMKendall County3.4%Texas4.8%
3.4%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMKendall County7.7%Texas6.7%
7.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMKendall County3.0%Texas3.1%
3.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMKendall County2.5%Texas1.3%
2.5%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMKendall County3.6%Texas5.8%
3.6%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMKendall County2.1%Texas6.2%
2.1%
Kendall CountyTexasSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Kendall County is 8:00-8:29 AM, when 16.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 11.5% across Texas. Early starts are less common than in Texas: 10.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.9% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Texas: 57.9% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.9% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (18.9%) 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 Kendall 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 Kendall 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 Kendall 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
Kendall County
Texas
United States
2009
7:30 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:30 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:27 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:27 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:26 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:26 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:25 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:22 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:21 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:22 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:23 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:21 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:23 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:27 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:31 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:35 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Kendall County were on the road by 7:35 AM, 5 minutes later than in 2009 (7:30 AM). The shift is sharper than across Texas, where the typical start moved 1 minute later. Commuters in Kendall County now leave 3 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 Kendall County has moved 13 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Kendall County in the whole series.
How does Kendall County's commute time compare?
Metric
Kendall County
Texas
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
28.8 min
22.8 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
08:00 AM – 08:29 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
21.6%
14.4%
15.0%
Walked
1.0%
1.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Kendall County is 28.8 minutes, longer than the 22.8 minutes in Texas.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Texas. 1.0% commute by walking, lower than the 1.5% in Texas.
Kendall County, TX Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Kendall County, TX is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 48,567 residents against a local median of 27,524. Kendall County, TX's work from home, at 21.6%, runs 48% above the 14.6% typical of the counties around it.
The counties themselves spread 9.2% on work from home, so Kendall County, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Kendall County, TX has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Kendall County, Texas.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Kendall County, Texas?
Commuters here spend an estimated 240 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,448 at a typical national wage. That's 26% more than the typical Texas commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Kendall County, Texas?
Traffic peaks between 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM in Kendall 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.
Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Kendall 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.
How much time do residents in Kendall County, Texas save by working from home?
About 21.6% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Kendall County would save about 96 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,979 at the same national wage assumption used above.
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).