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Commute Time Burden in Willacy County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Willacy 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 113 hours, about 4.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 40% less time on the road than the Texas average of 22.8 minutes each way, a difference of 9.2 minutes.

Willacy County holds about 0.1% of Texas's population but accounts for roughly 0.0% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Willacy County would save about 45 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,407 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)
Willacy County 13.6 min 27.2 min 113 hrs/yr $3,516 1,210
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.

Commute Time Map: Texas Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Texas
  1. Loving County (3.2 min)
  2. King County (5.8 min)
  3. Terrell County (6.5 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Texas
  1. Bandera County (38.6 min)
  2. San Jacinto County (35.9 min)
  3. Liberty County (33.6 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Willacy County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 13.6 minutes to get to work in Willacy County. That's 39% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Faster than 75% of counties in Texas

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 09:00 AM – 09:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 10.1% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Willacy County

  • Car: 88.8%
  • Worked at Home: 10.1%
  • Walked: 0.9%
  • Other: 0.2%
  • 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 Willacy County, versus 0.1% in Texas.

Public transit is essentially absent in Willacy County, versus 0.9% in Texas.

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Willacy County, versus 0.2% in Texas.

Biking is essentially absent in Willacy County, versus 0.2% in Texas.

Commute Mode Trends in Willacy County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Willacy 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 96.3% 1.9% 1.2% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 96.3% 1.9% 0.5% 1.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2011 97.0% 1.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6% 0.0%
2012 97.4% 0.7% 0.5% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8% 0.0%
2013 96.8% 0.9% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 0.7%
2014 94.7% 1.5% 1.9% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 0.8%
2015 93.7% 2.7% 2.6% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
2016 91.9% 2.9% 4.7% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
2017 91.8% 2.8% 4.9% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
2018 92.8% 3.4% 3.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 91.9% 4.1% 3.6% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2020 91.3% 4.9% 3.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2021 90.3% 6.2% 2.9% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2022 88.3% 7.9% 3.1% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2023 88.2% 9.4% 2.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 88.8% 10.1% 0.9% 0.2% 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 was highest in 2012 at 97.4% and lowest in 2023 at 88.2%. Overall it fell from 96.3% in 2009 to 88.8% in 2024, down 7.5 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.

Working from home gained the most ground in Willacy County: its share of workers rose from 1.9% in 2009 to 10.1% in 2024, up 8.2 percentage points. Most of that increase, 6.0 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Walking peaked at 4.9% in 2017 and has since fallen back to 0.9%.

Commute Start Times in Willacy County

  • Sleeping InThe highest share of 9 AM-or-later starts among Texas's 254 counties: 35.6% of commuters leave at 9 AM or later.
  • Hitting SnoozeThe 3rd-biggest shift to later mornings among Texas's 254 counties: the typical start is 33 minutes later than in 2009.

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Willacy County?

The bars show when commuters in Willacy 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
2.1%
5:00-5:29 AM
4.2%
5:30-5:59 AM
3.7%
6:00-6:29 AM
8.2%
6:30-6:59 AM
10.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
16.2%
7:30-7:59 AM
6.0%
8:00-8:29 AM
10.3%
8:30-8:59 AM
3.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
14.0%
10:00-10:59 AM
2.2%
11:00-11:59 AM
1.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
7.7%
4:00-11:59 PM
10.8%

Willacy County Texas Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Willacy County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 16.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.3% across Texas. Early starts are less common than in Texas: 10.0% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.9% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Texas: 43.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.9% there. About 1 in 3 commuters (35.6%) 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 Willacy 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 Willacy 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 Willacy 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 Willacy County Texas United States
2009 7:23 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:21 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:18 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:24 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:21 AM 7:32 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:26 AM 7:32 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:29 AM 7:31 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:35 AM 7:31 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:34 AM 7:30 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:39 AM 7:30 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:35 AM 7:30 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:31 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:30 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:49 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:45 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:56 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Willacy County were on the road by 7:56 AM, 33 minutes later than in 2009 (7:23 AM). The shift is sharper than across Texas, where the typical start moved 1 minute later. Commuters in Willacy County now leave 18 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 Willacy County has moved 21 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Willacy County in the whole series.

How does Willacy County's commute time compare?

Metric Willacy County Texas US Average
Avg. Commute Time 13.6 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 09:00 AM – 09:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 10.1% 14.4% 15.0%
Walked 0.9% 1.5% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.9% 3.2%

The average commute time in Willacy County is 13.6 minutes, shorter than the 22.8 minutes in Texas.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Texas. 0.9% commute by walking, lower than the 1.5% in Texas.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Willacy County, TX Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Willacy County, TX is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 20,139 residents against a local median of 30,579. Willacy County, TX's one-way commute, at 13.6 min, runs 20% below the 17.0 min typical of the counties around it. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.

The counties themselves spread 8.5 min on one-way commute, so Willacy County, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Willacy County, TX has the 3rd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Willacy County, TX 20,139 13.6 min #3/6 10.1% #2/6 7:56 AM #6/6
Cameron County, TX 421,649 19.0 min 9.1% 7:49 AM
Kenedy County, TX 145 17.0 min 14.3% 7:08 AM
Hidalgo County, TX 891,846 20.1 min 9.2% 7:47 AM
Brooks County, TX 6,943 11.6 min 5.1% 7:21 AM
Kleberg County, TX 30,579 13.2 min 6.2% 7:27 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Willacy County, Texas.

What is the financial impact of commuting in Willacy County, Texas?

Commuters here spend an estimated 113 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,516 at a typical national wage. That's 40% less than the typical Texas commuter spends.

What are the busiest morning travel hours in Willacy County, Texas?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Willacy County, Texas. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 09:00 AM – 09:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Willacy 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).