Commuting in Somervell 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 Somervell County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Somervell County spend about 35 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 146 hours, about 6.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 23% less time on the road than the Texas average of 22.8 minutes each way, a difference of 5.2 minutes.
Somervell 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 Somervell County would save about 59 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,815 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)
Somervell County
17.6 min
35.1 min
146 hrs/yr
$4,539
575
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
17.6
minutes to get to work in
Somervell County.
That's 22% 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 11.3% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Somervell County
Car:
80.9%
Worked at Home:
11.3%
Other:
4.6%
Walked:
3.2%
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 Somervell County, versus 0.1% in Texas.
Public transit is essentially absent in Somervell County, versus 0.9% in Texas.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Somervell County, versus 0.2% in Texas.
Biking is essentially absent in Somervell County, versus 0.2% in Texas.
Commute Mode Trends in Somervell County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Somervell 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
95.4%
1.5%
1.0%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
97.4%
0.7%
0.6%
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
97.6%
1.0%
0.0%
1.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
97.1%
1.5%
0.0%
1.1%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
96.9%
1.2%
0.0%
1.6%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
96.5%
1.0%
0.9%
1.2%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
97.0%
1.3%
0.4%
0.8%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
96.2%
1.1%
1.3%
1.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
95.9%
1.4%
1.1%
1.2%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2018
96.0%
1.9%
1.1%
0.4%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2019
95.3%
2.6%
0.7%
0.3%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2020
88.4%
5.7%
5.0%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2021
85.1%
8.7%
4.4%
1.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2022
82.7%
9.6%
5.8%
1.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
81.6%
11.6%
5.4%
1.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
80.9%
11.3%
4.6%
3.2%
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 peaked in 2011 at 97.6%. Overall it fell from 95.4% in 2009 to 80.9% in 2024, down 14.5 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Somervell County: its share of workers rose from 1.5% in 2009 to 11.3% in 2024, up 9.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 8.7 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2015 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Somervell County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Somervell County?
The bars show when commuters in Somervell 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 AMSomervell County5.6%Texas5.5%
5.6%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMSomervell County5.3%Texas4.4%
5.3%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMSomervell County10.9%Texas5.1%
10.9%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMSomervell County5.6%Texas9.3%
5.6%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMSomervell County9.3%Texas9.3%
9.3%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMSomervell County18.6%Texas15.3%
18.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMSomervell County12.0%Texas11.8%
12.0%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMSomervell County18.5%Texas11.5%
18.5%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMSomervell County1.3%Texas4.8%
1.3%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMSomervell County2.7%Texas6.7%
2.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMSomervell County1.6%Texas3.1%
1.6%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMSomervell County0.4%Texas1.3%
0.4%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMSomervell County7.1%Texas5.8%
7.1%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMSomervell County1.1%Texas6.2%
1.1%
Somervell CountyTexasSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Somervell County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 18.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.3% across Texas. Early starts are more common than in Texas: 21.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.9% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Texas: 58.4% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.9% there. About 1 in 8 commuters (12.9%) 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 Somervell 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 Somervell 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 Somervell 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
Somervell County
Texas
United States
2009
7:16 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:05 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:06 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:00 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:02 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:12 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:10 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:11 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:14 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:20 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:09 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:16 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:15 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:21 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:18 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:22 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Somervell County were on the road by 7:22 AM, 6 minutes later than in 2009 (7:16 AM). The shift is sharper than across Texas, where the typical start moved 1 minute later. Commuters in Somervell County now leave 16 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 Somervell County has moved 12 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Somervell County in the whole series.
How does Somervell County's commute time compare?
Metric
Somervell County
Texas
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
17.6 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
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
11.3%
14.4%
15.0%
Walked
3.2%
1.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Somervell County is 17.6 minutes, shorter than the 22.8 minutes in Texas.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Texas. 3.2% commute by walking, higher than the 1.5% in Texas.
Somervell County, TX Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Somervell County, TX is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 9,691 residents against a local median of 65,894. Where Somervell County, TX breaks from the counties next to it is one-way commute, sitting 26% below the local median of 23.9 min at 17.6 min. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
Work from home tells the same story from another angle: 11.3% against a local median of 9.7%, 16% above it. The counties themselves spread 17.5 min on one-way commute, so Somervell County, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Somervell County, TX has the 2nd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Somervell County, Texas.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Somervell County, Texas?
Commuters here spend an estimated 146 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,539 at a typical national wage. That's 23% less than the typical Texas commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Somervell County, Texas?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Somervell 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.
How common is public transit use in Somervell 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).