Commuting in Runnels 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 Runnels County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Runnels County spend about 41 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 171 hours, about 7.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 10% less time on the road than the Texas average of 22.8 minutes each way, a difference of 2.2 minutes.
Runnels 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 Runnels County would save about 69 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,125 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)
Runnels County
20.6 min
41.1 min
171 hrs/yr
$5,312
219
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
20.6
minutes to get to work in
Runnels County.
That's 8% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 5.2% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Runnels County
Car:
93.4%
Worked at Home:
5.2%
Walked:
1.2%
Bicycle:
0.1%
Other:
< 0.1%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Runnels County, versus 0.1% in Texas.
Public transit is essentially absent in Runnels County, versus 0.9% in Texas.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Runnels County, versus 0.2% in Texas.
Commute Mode Trends in Runnels County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Runnels 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
Bicycle
Other
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
93.2%
3.3%
2.3%
0.0%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
93.0%
4.0%
1.7%
0.0%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2011
93.4%
4.5%
1.2%
0.0%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2012
93.4%
4.5%
1.1%
0.0%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2013
94.4%
4.0%
1.0%
0.0%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2014
94.1%
3.9%
1.3%
0.0%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2015
93.8%
4.3%
1.4%
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
94.3%
3.0%
1.7%
0.0%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
2017
93.9%
2.8%
2.6%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
2018
93.5%
2.6%
2.8%
0.0%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.6%
2019
93.5%
2.9%
2.7%
0.0%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.4%
2020
95.1%
2.0%
2.1%
0.0%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
0.4%
2021
95.1%
2.4%
2.1%
0.0%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
95.2%
3.6%
0.9%
0.0%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
94.0%
5.1%
0.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
93.4%
5.2%
1.2%
0.1%
0.1%
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 2022 at 95.2% and lowest in 2010 at 93.0%. Overall it held roughly steady, at 93.2% in 2009 and 93.4% in 2024. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Runnels County: its share of workers rose from 3.3% in 2009 to 5.2% in 2024, up 1.9 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.3 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.3% to 1.2% of workers (down 1.1 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Runnels County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Runnels County?
The bars show when commuters in Runnels 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 AMRunnels County4.1%Texas5.5%
4.1%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMRunnels County4.3%Texas4.4%
4.3%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMRunnels County5.5%Texas5.1%
5.5%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMRunnels County16.6%Texas9.3%
16.6%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMRunnels County11.3%Texas9.3%
11.3%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMRunnels County19.1%Texas15.3%
19.1%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMRunnels County10.6%Texas11.8%
10.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMRunnels County12.1%Texas11.5%
12.1%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMRunnels County2.7%Texas4.8%
2.7%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMRunnels County4.9%Texas6.7%
4.9%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMRunnels County1.9%Texas3.1%
1.9%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMRunnels County1.7%Texas1.3%
1.7%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMRunnels County3.7%Texas5.8%
3.7%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMRunnels County1.8%Texas6.2%
1.8%
Runnels CountyTexasSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Runnels County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 19.1% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.3% across Texas. Early starts are less common than in Texas: 13.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.9% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Texas: 53.1% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.9% there. About 1 in 7 commuters (13.8%) 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 Runnels 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 Runnels 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 Runnels 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
Runnels County
Texas
United States
2009
7:33 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:32 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:30 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:25 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:22 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:20 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:14 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:12 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:14 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:19 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:16 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:21 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:22 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:18 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:10 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:13 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Runnels County were on the road by 7:13 AM, 19 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 Runnels County now leave 25 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 Runnels County has moved 3 minutes earlier.
How does Runnels County's commute time compare?
Metric
Runnels County
Texas
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
20.6 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
06:00 AM – 06:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
5.2%
14.4%
15.0%
Walked
1.2%
1.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Runnels County is 20.6 minutes, shorter than the 22.8 minutes in Texas.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Texas. 1.2% commute by walking, lower than the 1.5% in Texas.
Runnels County, TX Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Runnels County, TX is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 9,874 residents against a local median of 7,833. Runnels County, TX's one-way commute, at 20.6 min, runs 48% above the 13.9 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: 5.2% against a local median of 7.0%, 26% below it. The counties themselves spread 9.5 min on one-way commute, so Runnels County, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Runnels County, TX has the 6th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Runnels County, Texas.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Runnels County, Texas?
Commuters here spend an estimated 171 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,312 at a typical national wage. That's 10% less than the typical Texas commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Runnels County, Texas?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Runnels County, Texas. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in Runnels 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).