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Commuting in San Juan, 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 San Juan: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in San Juan spend about 40 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 168 hours, about 7.0 full days, spent commuting. That is 12% less time on the road than the Texas average of 22.8 minutes each way, a difference of 2.6 minutes.

San Juan 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 San Juan would save about 67 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,083 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)
San Juan 20.2 min 40.3 min 168 hrs/yr $5,208 3,936
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.

San Juan Commute Map

On average, it takes 20.2 minutes to get to work in San Juan. That's 10% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 5.7% work from home.

How People Get to Work in San Juan

  • Car: 92.1%
  • Worked at Home: 5.7%
  • Other: 1.4%
  • Walked: 0.6%
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is unusually rare in San Juan: 4.4 times less than the Texas average (0.0% vs 0.1%).

Public transit is unusually rare in San Juan: 10.2 times less than the Texas average (0.1% vs 0.9%).

Taking a taxi is unusually rare in San Juan: 3.2 times less than the Texas average (0.1% vs 0.2%).

Biking is essentially absent in San Juan, versus 0.2% in Texas.

Few people walk or bike to work in San Juan: just 0.6%, 3.0 times below the Texas average of 1.7%.

Commute Mode Trends in San Juan, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in San Juan 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 94.9% 2.3% 0.5% 2.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 93.4% 3.8% 0.5% 2.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2011 94.2% 3.4% 0.4% 1.7% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
2012 94.9% 2.7% 0.5% 1.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
2013 94.8% 3.6% 0.2% 1.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2014 94.1% 4.1% 0.6% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2015 93.4% 3.8% 1.6% 1.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2016 92.8% 4.0% 2.2% 0.9% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
2017 90.9% 5.3% 2.7% 1.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2018 90.4% 4.9% 3.7% 0.9% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 91.7% 3.9% 3.4% 0.9% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2020 91.7% 3.8% 3.4% 1.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2021 91.9% 4.7% 2.6% 0.6% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2022 92.6% 4.5% 2.1% 0.5% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2023 93.1% 4.8% 1.5% 0.5% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 92.1% 5.7% 1.4% 0.6% 0.1% 0.1% 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 2018 at 90.4%. Overall it fell from 94.9% in 2009 to 92.1% in 2024, down 2.8 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.

Working from home gained the most ground in San Juan: its share of workers rose from 2.3% in 2009 to 5.7% in 2024, up 3.4 percentage points.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.0% to 0.6% of workers (down 1.4 percentage points).

Commute Start Times in San Juan

What Time Do People Leave for Work in San Juan?

The bars show when commuters in San Juan 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
2.5%
5:00-5:29 AM
2.5%
5:30-5:59 AM
4.4%
6:00-6:29 AM
6.9%
6:30-6:59 AM
5.3%
7:00-7:29 AM
18.3%
7:30-7:59 AM
13.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
15.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
5.1%
9:00-9:59 AM
6.8%
10:00-10:59 AM
2.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
1.8%
12:00-3:59 PM
5.7%
4:00-11:59 PM
9.9%

San Juan Texas Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in San Juan is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 18.3% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.3% across Texas. Early starts are less common than in Texas: 9.5% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.9% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Texas: 51.7% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.9% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (26.7%) 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 San Juan, 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 San Juan 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 San Juan 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 San Juan Texas United States
2009 7:41 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:41 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:39 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:40 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:44 AM 7:32 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:40 AM 7:32 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:38 AM 7:31 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:37 AM 7:31 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:39 AM 7:30 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:38 AM 7:30 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:41 AM 7:30 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:53 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:53 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:54 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:56 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:53 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in San Juan were on the road by 7:53 AM, 12 minutes later than in 2009 (7:41 AM). The shift is sharper than across Texas, where the typical start moved 1 minute later. Commuters in San Juan now leave 15 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 San Juan has moved 12 minutes later.

How does San Juan's commute time compare?

Metric San Juan Texas US Average
Avg. Commute Time 20.2 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 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 5.7% 14.4% 15.0%
Walked 0.6% 1.5% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.9% 3.2%

The average commute time in San Juan is 20.2 minutes, shorter than the 22.8 minutes in Texas.

0.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Texas. 0.6% commute by walking, lower than the 1.5% in Texas.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

San Juan, TX Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

How San Juan, TX compares with the 1 cities closest to it.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
San Juan, TX 34,977 20.2 min #2/2 5.7% #2/2 7:53 AM #2/2
Pharr, TX 72,563 20.1 min 6.5% 7:50 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in San Juan, Texas.

Is commuting expensive in San Juan, Texas?

Commuters here spend an estimated 168 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,208 at a typical national wage. That's 12% less than the typical Texas commuter spends.

What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in San Juan, Texas?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in San Juan, 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.

How common is public transit use in San Juan, Texas?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.1% of commuters use it versus 0.9% in Texas, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.