Tyler Commute Time Map & Patterns
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Commute Time Burden in Tyler: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Tyler spend about 36 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 150 hours, about 6.3 full days, spent commuting. That is 21% less time on the road than the Texas average of 22.8 minutes each way, a difference of 4.7 minutes.
Tyler holds about 0.3% of Texas's population and accounts for roughly 0.3% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Tyler would save about 60 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,865 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler | 18.0 min | 36.1 min | 150 hrs/yr | $4,661 | 2,234 |
| 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.
Tyler Commute Map
On average, it takes 18.0 minutes to get to work in Tyler. That's 19% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 8.1% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Tyler
- Car: 88.0%
- Worked at Home: 8.1%
- Other: 1.7%
- Walked: 1.6%
- Taxi: 0.3%
- Bicycle: 0.1%
- Motorcycle: 0.1%
- Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
Public transit is unusually rare in Tyler: 18.1 times less than the Texas average (0.0% vs 0.9%).
Commute Mode Trends in Tyler, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Tyler 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.
Show commute mode data by year
| Year | Car | Worked at Home | Other | Walked | Taxi | Motorcycle | Bicycle | Public Transportation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 89.7% | 4.9% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | 4.9% | 2.6% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | 4.8% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| 2012 | 89.9% | 5.0% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | 4.0% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 1.7% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | 3.1% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 2016 | 91.5% | 3.7% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | 3.4% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 92.4% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.4% |
| 2020 | 91.6% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| 2021 | 91.1% | 5.1% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | 6.5% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 2023 | 88.4% | 7.6% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | 8.1% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2018 at 92.4%. Overall it fell from 89.7% in 2009 to 88.0% in 2024, down 1.7 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Tyler: its share of workers rose from 4.9% in 2009 to 8.1% in 2024, up 3.2 percentage points. Most of that increase, 4.0 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 0.9% to 0.0% of workers (down 0.9 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Tyler
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Tyler?
The bars show when commuters in Tyler 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 AM
Tyler4.5%
Texas5.5%
|
4.5% |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00-5:29 AM |
5:00-5:29 AM
Tyler3.4%
Texas4.4%
|
3.4% |
| 5:30-5:59 AM |
5:30-5:59 AM
Tyler2.9%
Texas5.1%
|
2.9% |
| 6:00-6:29 AM |
6:00-6:29 AM
Tyler8.0%
Texas9.3%
|
8.0% |
| 6:30-6:59 AM |
6:30-6:59 AM
Tyler8.6%
Texas9.3%
|
8.6% |
| 7:00-7:29 AM |
7:00-7:29 AM
Tyler15.6%
Texas15.3%
|
15.6% |
| 7:30-7:59 AM |
7:30-7:59 AM
Tyler14.1%
Texas11.8%
|
14.1% |
| 8:00-8:29 AM |
8:00-8:29 AM
Tyler10.9%
Texas11.5%
|
10.9% |
| 8:30-8:59 AM |
8:30-8:59 AM
Tyler5.4%
Texas4.8%
|
5.4% |
| 9:00-9:59 AM |
9:00-9:59 AM
Tyler7.0%
Texas6.7%
|
7.0% |
| 10:00-10:59 AM |
10:00-10:59 AM
Tyler2.7%
Texas3.1%
|
2.7% |
| 11:00-11:59 AM |
11:00-11:59 AM
Tyler1.7%
Texas1.3%
|
1.7% |
| 12:00-3:59 PM |
12:00-3:59 PM
Tyler6.6%
Texas5.8%
|
6.6% |
| 4:00-11:59 PM |
4:00-11:59 PM
Tyler8.6%
Texas6.2%
|
8.6% |
Tyler Texas Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Tyler is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 15.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.3% across Texas. Early starts are less common than in Texas: 10.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.9% there. The morning rush looks much like Texas's: 49.2% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.9% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (26.6%) 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 Tyler, 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 Tyler 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 Tyler 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.
Show typical departure times by year
| Year | Tyler | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7:49 AM | 7:32 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2010 | 7:49 AM | 7:32 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2011 | 7:45 AM | 7:32 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2012 | 7:46 AM | 7:32 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2013 | 7:47 AM | 7:32 AM | 7:39 AM |
| 2014 | 7:44 AM | 7:32 AM | 7:39 AM |
| 2015 | 7:44 AM | 7:31 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2016 | 7:44 AM | 7:31 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2017 | 7:42 AM | 7:30 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2018 | 7:42 AM | 7:30 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2019 | 7:45 AM | 7:30 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2020 | 7:48 AM | 7:31 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2021 | 7:43 AM | 7:31 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2022 | 7:45 AM | 7:32 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2023 | 7:43 AM | 7:33 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2024 | 7:45 AM | 7:33 AM | 7:38 AM |
In 2024, half of commuters in Tyler were on the road by 7:45 AM, 3 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:49 AM). That goes against the trend across Texas, where the typical commuter now leaves 1 minute later than in 2009. Commuters in Tyler now leave 7 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).
How does Tyler's commute time compare?
| Metric | Tyler | Texas | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. Commute Time | 18.0 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 | 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM | 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM | 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM |
| Work From Home | 8.1% | 14.4% | 15.0% |
| Walked | 1.6% | 1.5% | 2.4% |
| Public Transit | < 0.1% | 0.9% | 3.2% |
The average commute time in Tyler is 18.0 minutes, shorter than the 22.8 minutes in Texas.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Texas. 1.6% commute by walking, higher than the 1.5% in Texas.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about commuting in Tyler, Texas.
Is commuting expensive in Tyler, Texas?
Commuters here spend an estimated 150 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,661 at a typical national wage. That's 21% less than the typical Texas commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Tyler, Texas?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Tyler, Texas. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in Tyler, 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.