Commuting in Presidio 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 Presidio County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Presidio County spend about 15 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 61 hours, about 2.5 full days, spent commuting. That is 68% less time on the road than the Texas average of 22.8 minutes each way, a difference of 15.5 minutes.
Presidio 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 Presidio County would save about 24 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $751 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)
Presidio County
7.3 min
14.5 min
61 hrs/yr
$1,878
157
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
7.3
minutes to get to work in
Presidio County.
That's 68% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Among the top 5 fastest counties in Texas
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by walking. About 7.6% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Presidio County
Car:
72.5%
Walked:
9.3%unusually high
Worked at Home:
7.6%
Bicycle:
6.3%unusually high
Other:
4.2%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Presidio County, versus 0.1% in Texas.
Walking is unusually common in Presidio County: 6.3 times more than the Texas average (9.3% vs 1.5%).
Public transit is essentially absent in Presidio County, versus 0.9% in Texas.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Presidio County, versus 0.2% in Texas.
Biking is unusually common in Presidio County: 30.4 times more than the Texas average (6.3% vs 0.2%).
Presidio County stands out for active commuting: 15.7% of workers walk or bike to work, 9.3 times the Texas average of 1.7%.
Commute Mode Trends in Presidio County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Presidio 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
Walked
Worked at Home
Bicycle
Other
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
82.6%
10.7%
6.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
0.0%
2010
83.1%
10.3%
6.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
0.0%
2011
82.7%
6.5%
8.0%
0.8%
0.0%
1.4%
0.6%
0.0%
2012
81.2%
6.9%
9.8%
0.5%
0.3%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
83.3%
6.4%
6.9%
0.6%
0.4%
2.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
81.2%
6.2%
8.7%
1.2%
0.5%
2.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
72.9%
11.3%
11.4%
1.4%
1.1%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
68.5%
17.8%
10.2%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
72.6%
17.5%
6.5%
1.7%
0.5%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
71.2%
18.6%
7.6%
2.1%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
72.0%
18.7%
6.2%
0.7%
2.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
72.0%
18.3%
4.8%
3.8%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
80.3%
6.9%
3.7%
7.0%
2.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
77.5%
5.3%
6.2%
8.0%
3.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
74.4%
8.1%
7.1%
7.0%
3.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
72.5%
9.3%
7.6%
6.3%
4.2%
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 was highest in 2013 at 83.3% and lowest in 2016 at 68.5%. Overall it fell from 82.6% in 2009 to 72.5% in 2024, down 10.1 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 3 releases.
Biking gained the most ground in Presidio County: its share of workers rose from 0.2% in 2009 to 6.3% in 2024, up 6.1 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.6 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 10.7% to 9.3% of workers (down 1.4 percentage points).
Biking overtook taking a taxi to become the 4th most common choice in the 2011 release and has stayed ahead since.
Working from home peaked at 11.4% in 2015 and has since fallen back to 7.6%.
Commute Start Times in Presidio County
🦉Night OwlThe 2nd-latest start among Texas's 254 counties: half of commuters are still at home at 8:06 AM.
😴Sleeping InThe 3rd-highest share of 9 AM-or-later starts among Texas's 254 counties: 29.5% of commuters leave at 9 AM or later.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Presidio County?
The bars show when commuters in Presidio 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 AMPresidio County0.0%Texas5.5%
0.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMPresidio County1.1%Texas4.4%
1.1%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMPresidio County6.2%Texas5.1%
6.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMPresidio County7.5%Texas9.3%
7.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMPresidio County1.7%Texas9.3%
1.7%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMPresidio County3.8%Texas15.3%
3.8%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMPresidio County25.9%Texas11.8%
25.9%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMPresidio County19.5%Texas11.5%
19.5%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMPresidio County4.7%Texas4.8%
4.7%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMPresidio County15.7%Texas6.7%
15.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMPresidio County4.6%Texas3.1%
4.6%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMPresidio County6.6%Texas1.3%
6.6%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMPresidio County2.5%Texas5.8%
2.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMPresidio County0.0%Texas6.2%
0.0%
Presidio CountyTexasSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Presidio County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 25.9% of commuters leave home, compared with 11.8% across Texas. Early starts are less common than in Texas: 7.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.9% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Texas: 50.9% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.9% there. About 1 in 3 commuters (29.5%) 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 Presidio 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 Presidio 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 Presidio 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
Presidio County
Texas
United States
2009
7:43 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:43 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:33 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:38 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:37 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:45 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:45 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:49 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:36 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:23 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:38 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:37 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:45 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:45 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2024
8:06 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Presidio County were on the road by 8:06 AM, 23 minutes later than in 2009 (7:43 AM). The shift is sharper than across Texas, where the typical start moved 1 minute later. Commuters in Presidio County now leave 28 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Presidio County has moved 43 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Presidio County in the whole series.
How does Presidio County's commute time compare?
Metric
Presidio County
Texas
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
7.3 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
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
7.6%
14.4%
15.0%
Walked
9.3%
1.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Presidio County is 7.3 minutes, shorter than the 22.8 minutes in Texas.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Texas. 9.3% commute by walking, higher than the 1.5% in Texas.
Presidio County, TX Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Presidio County, TX is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 5,930 residents against a local median of 9,503. Where Presidio County, TX breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 65% above the local median of 4.6% at 7.6%.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 7.3 min against a local median of 8.8 min, 17% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 17% below the local median it puts Presidio County, TX at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 12.8% on work from home, so Presidio County, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Presidio County, TX has the 3rd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Presidio County, Texas.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Presidio County, Texas?
Commuters here spend an estimated 61 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $1,878 at a typical national wage. That's 68% less than the typical Texas commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Presidio County, Texas?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Presidio County, Texas. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in Presidio 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.
Which counties in Texas have the fastest and slowest commutes?
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).