Two workplaces, five communities: where does the drive balance out?

I’m Cynthia Mattiza, an Associate Broker with Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty. This tool compares Westlake, Bee Cave, Lakeway, Rough Hollow and Spicewood by the weekly free-flow drive burden between two workplaces. It is a starting point for a shortlist, not a commute forecast, and it needs no exact addresses.

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The interactive tool needs JavaScript. The static table below has the same free-flow figures.

These are free-flow, no-traffic routing estimates from the public OSRM demo server, measured 2026-10-22. They are a floor, not a commute time: real drives at your departure window can be much longer, which is why the commute guide shows you how to test your own.

Measured rush-hour ranges: Google Maps typical-traffic range for the first recommended route, departing 8:00 AM on a Tuesday (Oct 27, 2026), measured 2026-10-23.

Free-flow drive minutes (no JavaScript needed)
free-flow, no traffic, OSRM, measured 2026-10-22
DestinationWestlakeBee CaveLakewayRough Hollow (approximate origin point)Spicewood (approximate origin point)
Google, 601 W 2nd St (Sail Tower)9 min · 4.6 mi23 min · 15.7 mi31 min · 20.7 mi36 min · 22.6 mi48 min · 34.9 mi
Google, 500 W 2nd St9 min · 4.7 mi24 min · 15.8 mi32 min · 20.8 mi36 min · 22.6 mi48 min · 34.9 mi
Meta, 300 W 6th St10 min · 4.9 mi24 min · 16 mi32 min · 21 mi37 min · 22.8 mi49 min · 35.2 mi
Downtown core (Texas State Capitol reference point)12 min · 5.7 mi26 min · 16.8 mi34 min · 21.8 mi39 min · 23.6 mi51 min · 36 mi
AMD, 7171 Southwest Pkwy13 min · 7.1 mi13 min · 7.4 mi22 min · 12.4 mi26 min · 14.2 mi38 min · 26.6 mi
Oracle, 2300 Oracle Way15 min · 6.6 mi27 min · 18.1 mi35 min · 23.1 mi40 min · 24.9 mi52 min · 37.2 mi
Apple, 5501 W Parmer Ln (existing)22 min · 16.5 mi34 min · 21.6 mi35 min · 22.1 mi40 min · 24 mi59 min · 40.7 mi
Apple, new North Austin campus site (W Parmer Ln & Dallas Dr)24 min · 17.8 mi35 min · 23.2 mi33 min · 20.8 mi38 min · 22.7 mi57 min · 38.8 mi
NVIDIA, 11001 Lakeline Blvd26 min · 18.9 mi33 min · 20.7 mi31 min · 18.2 mi35 min · 20 mi55 min · 36.2 mi
Dell Technologies, Round Rock27 min · 21.1 mi39 min · 27.5 mi37 min · 25.5 mi42 min · 27.3 mi62 min · 43.4 mi
Tesla, 1 Tesla Road29 min · 18.5 mi38 min · 25.8 mi46 min · 30.8 mi50 min · 32.7 mi63 min · 45 mi
Samsung, Taylor (1530 FM 973)52 min · 41.7 mi64 min · 48 mi62 min · 46 mi67 min · 47.9 mi86 min · 64 mi

Rough Hollow and Spicewood: approximate origin point.

Measured rush-hour ranges (no JavaScript needed)
Google Maps typical-traffic range for the first recommended route, departing 8:00 AM on a Tuesday (Oct 27, 2026), measured 2026-10-23
DestinationWestlakeBee CaveLakewayRough Hollow (approximate origin point)Spicewood (approximate origin point)
Downtown core (Texas State Capitol reference point)12–22 min26–50 min35–65 min40–75 min50–85 min
AMD, 7171 Southwest Pkwy10–20 min10–16 min18–30 min22–35 min30–55 min
Oracle, 2300 Oracle Way16–30 min26–45 min35–65 min40–70 min45–80 min
Apple, 5501 W Parmer Ln (existing)18–30 min30–55 min30–60 min35–65 min50–90 min
NVIDIA, 11001 Lakeline Blvd20–30 min30–65 min26–50 min30–60 min45–90 min
Dell Technologies, Round Rock22–30 min35–60 min30–55 min35–65 min50–100 min
Tesla, 1 Tesla Road24–35 min30–45 min35–65 min40–70 min50–80 min
Samsung, Taylor (1530 FM 973)40–55 min50–80 min50–80 min55–85 min70–110 min

These are Google’s traffic-model estimates for one weekday departure time. They are a starting point, not a forecast: drive your own route at your own window, and also test the return trip, school drop-off, remote days and tolls. Other destinations in the free-flow table have no measured rush-hour range.

Rough Hollow and Spicewood: approximate origin point.

How the ranking works

  • Weekly free-flow drive burden = round trips per week × two × the free-flow drive time from each community to each workplace, added together. It is measured with no traffic, so every real number will be higher.
  • The ranking can change once you test your own departure window. Use the commute guide’s method before you treat any order as final.
  • Spicewood and Rough Hollow origin points are approximate. Choosing “somewhere else” for a workplace uses no data and is shown as unranked.
  • Nothing you choose here is sent to analytics. If you press “Send me my shortlist”, your choices pre-fill the shortlist form and nothing is sent until you submit it.
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