Commuting in McMullen 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 McMullen County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in McMullen County spend about 33 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 136 hours, about 5.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 28% less time on the road than the Texas average of 22.8 minutes each way, a difference of 6.5 minutes.
McMullen 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 McMullen County would save about 54 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,686 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)
McMullen County
16.3 min
32.6 min
136 hrs/yr
$4,215
254
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
16.3
minutes to get to work in
McMullen County.
That's 27% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 05:30 AM – 05:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 13.9% work from home.
How People Get to Work in McMullen County
Car:
81.8%
Worked at Home:
13.9%
Other:
2.6%
Walked:
1.7%
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 McMullen County, versus 0.1% in Texas.
Public transit is essentially absent in McMullen County, versus 0.9% in Texas.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in McMullen County, versus 0.2% in Texas.
Biking is essentially absent in McMullen County, versus 0.2% in Texas.
Commute Mode Trends in McMullen County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in McMullen 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
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
84.3%
5.6%
1.5%
8.4%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
81.4%
8.7%
1.0%
8.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
79.7%
10.3%
1.5%
8.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
78.0%
10.0%
1.2%
7.8%
2.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
80.4%
2.6%
1.4%
11.6%
4.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
82.5%
0.0%
4.5%
9.0%
3.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
82.2%
4.4%
2.7%
4.4%
6.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
75.2%
3.5%
3.9%
5.5%
11.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
80.4%
6.1%
7.3%
6.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
76.9%
10.5%
4.4%
8.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
80.2%
11.0%
0.0%
8.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
75.1%
17.0%
2.1%
5.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
77.7%
15.2%
2.8%
4.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
76.1%
17.8%
2.4%
3.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
88.1%
7.5%
2.0%
2.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
81.8%
13.9%
2.6%
1.7%
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 2023 at 88.1% and lowest in 2020 at 75.1%. Overall it fell from 84.3% in 2009 to 81.8% in 2024, down 2.5 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in McMullen County: its share of workers rose from 5.6% in 2009 to 13.9% in 2024, up 8.3 percentage points.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 8.4% to 1.7% of workers (down 6.7 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2018 release and has stayed ahead since.
Public transit peaked at 11.8% in 2016 and has since fallen back to 0.0%.
Commute Start Times in McMullen County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in McMullen County?
The bars show when commuters in McMullen 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 AMMcMullen County0.0%Texas5.5%
0.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMMcMullen County3.5%Texas4.4%
3.5%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMMcMullen County14.1%Texas5.1%
14.1%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMMcMullen County5.0%Texas9.3%
5.0%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMMcMullen County7.5%Texas9.3%
7.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMMcMullen County29.1%Texas15.3%
29.1%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMMcMullen County13.1%Texas11.8%
13.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMMcMullen County0.5%Texas11.5%
0.5%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMMcMullen County0.0%Texas4.8%
0.0%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMMcMullen County6.0%Texas6.7%
6.0%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMMcMullen County9.0%Texas3.1%
9.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMMcMullen County6.0%Texas1.3%
6.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMMcMullen County4.5%Texas5.8%
4.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMMcMullen County1.5%Texas6.2%
1.5%
McMullen CountyTexasSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in McMullen County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 29.1% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.3% across Texas. Early starts are more common than in Texas: 17.6% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.9% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Texas: 50.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.9% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (27.1%) 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 McMullen 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 McMullen 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 McMullen 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
McMullen County
Texas
United States
2009
7:22 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:03 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:49 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:52 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:31 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:38 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2015
8:07 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2016
8:07 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2017
8:07 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:55 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:48 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:17 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:22 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:14 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:15 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:20 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in McMullen County were on the road by 7:20 AM, 1 minute earlier than in 2009 (7:22 AM). That goes against the trend across Texas, where the typical commuter now leaves 1 minute later than in 2009. Commuters in McMullen County now leave 17 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 McMullen County has moved 28 minutes earlier.
How does McMullen County's commute time compare?
Metric
McMullen County
Texas
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
16.3 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
05:30 AM – 05:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
13.9%
14.4%
15.0%
Walked
1.7%
1.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in McMullen County is 16.3 minutes, shorter than the 22.8 minutes in Texas.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Texas. 1.7% commute by walking, higher than the 1.5% in Texas.
McMullen County, TX Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
McMullen County, TX is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 700 residents against a local median of 11,620. McMullen County, TX's work from home, at 13.9%, runs 66% above the 8.4% typical of the counties around it.
The counties themselves spread 7.4% on work from home, so McMullen County, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. McMullen County, TX has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in McMullen County, Texas.
Is living in McMullen County, Texas good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 136 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,215 at a typical national wage. That's 28% less than the typical Texas commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in McMullen County, Texas?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in McMullen County, Texas. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 05:30 AM – 05:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in McMullen 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).