Commuting in Schleicher 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 Schleicher County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Schleicher County spend about 27 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 111 hours, about 4.6 full days, spent commuting. That is 42% less time on the road than the Texas average of 22.8 minutes each way, a difference of 9.5 minutes.
Schleicher 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 Schleicher County would save about 44 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,370 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)
Schleicher County
13.3 min
26.5 min
111 hrs/yr
$3,426
83
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
13.3
minutes to get to work in
Schleicher County.
That's 41% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 78% of counties in Texas
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 11.2% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Schleicher County
Car:
84.1%
Worked at Home:
11.2%
Walked:
4.0%
Other:
0.7%
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 Schleicher County, versus 0.1% in Texas.
Public transit is essentially absent in Schleicher County, versus 0.9% in Texas.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Schleicher County, versus 0.2% in Texas.
Biking is essentially absent in Schleicher County, versus 0.2% in Texas.
Commute Mode Trends in Schleicher County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Schleicher 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
Other
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
90.1%
4.4%
4.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.1%
2010
89.2%
6.4%
4.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
89.1%
6.4%
3.2%
1.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
88.6%
7.4%
2.6%
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
88.3%
8.8%
1.4%
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
90.6%
6.7%
1.3%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
90.7%
6.0%
0.3%
2.3%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
92.9%
4.4%
0.0%
2.1%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
93.8%
4.5%
0.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
94.2%
2.2%
0.0%
2.5%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
91.0%
5.2%
0.0%
2.9%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
91.4%
6.3%
0.0%
2.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
89.8%
8.2%
0.0%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
82.7%
9.5%
6.2%
1.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
84.0%
11.6%
2.8%
1.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
84.1%
11.2%
4.0%
0.7%
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 2018 at 94.2% and lowest in 2022 at 82.7%. Overall it fell from 90.1% in 2009 to 84.1% in 2024, down 6.0 percentage points. It has risen in each of the last 2 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Schleicher County: its share of workers rose from 4.4% in 2009 to 11.2% in 2024, up 6.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 6.0 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Biking lost the most ground, falling from 1.1% to 0.0% of workers (down 1.1 percentage points).
Walking peaked at 6.2% in 2022 and has since fallen back to 4.0%.
Commute Start Times in Schleicher County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Schleicher County?
The bars show when commuters in Schleicher 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 AMSchleicher County10.4%Texas5.5%
10.4%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMSchleicher County7.5%Texas4.4%
7.5%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMSchleicher County6.6%Texas5.1%
6.6%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMSchleicher County11.9%Texas9.3%
11.9%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMSchleicher County12.1%Texas9.3%
12.1%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMSchleicher County13.7%Texas15.3%
13.7%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMSchleicher County18.4%Texas11.8%
18.4%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMSchleicher County7.0%Texas11.5%
7.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMSchleicher County0.4%Texas4.8%
0.4%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMSchleicher County0.8%Texas6.7%
0.8%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMSchleicher County2.4%Texas3.1%
2.4%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMSchleicher County0.0%Texas1.3%
0.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMSchleicher County4.5%Texas5.8%
4.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMSchleicher County4.2%Texas6.2%
4.2%
Schleicher CountyTexasSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Schleicher County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 18.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 11.8% across Texas. Early starts are more common than in Texas: 24.6% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.9% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Texas: 51.2% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.9% there. About 1 in 8 commuters (11.8%) 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 Schleicher 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 Schleicher 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 Schleicher 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
Schleicher County
Texas
United States
2009
7:35 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:25 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:17 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:22 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:21 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:17 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:18 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:13 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:13 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:16 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:18 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:23 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:22 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:26 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:12 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:03 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Schleicher County were on the road by 7:03 AM, 32 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:35 AM). That goes against the trend across Texas, where the typical commuter now leaves 1 minute later than in 2009. Commuters in Schleicher County now leave 35 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 Schleicher County has moved 15 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Schleicher County in the whole series.
How does Schleicher County's commute time compare?
Metric
Schleicher County
Texas
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
13.3 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
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
11.2%
14.4%
15.0%
Walked
4.0%
1.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Schleicher County is 13.3 minutes, shorter than the 22.8 minutes in Texas.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Texas. 4.0% commute by walking, higher than the 1.5% in Texas.
Schleicher County, TX Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Schleicher County, TX is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 2,381 residents against a local median of 3,277. The measure that sets Schleicher County, TX apart most is one-way commute: 13.3 min, 52% above the local median of 8.8 min. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
Work from home tells the same story from another angle: 11.2% against a local median of 7.9%, 42% above it. The counties themselves spread 18.7 min on one-way commute, so Schleicher County, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Schleicher County, TX has the 4th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Schleicher County, Texas.
Is commuting expensive in Schleicher County, Texas?
Commuters here spend an estimated 111 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,426 at a typical national wage. That's 42% less than the typical Texas commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Schleicher County, Texas?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Schleicher 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.
Do people use public transit in Schleicher 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).