Texas Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Texas | % | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 11,685,902 | 100% | 141,337,148 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 9,351,857 | 80.03%, see rank | 76.41% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 1,280,501 | 10.96%, see rank | 9.59% |
Public Transportation | 182,962 | 1.57%, see rank | 5.06% |
Walked | 188,810 | 1.62%, see rank | 2.78% |
Other Means | 207,478 | 1.78%, see rank | 1.79% |
Worked at Home | 474,294 | 4.06%, see rank | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankTexas | 25.3 minutes |
U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Texas | % | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 11,314,152 | 100% | 139,893,639 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 8,995,167 | 79.50%, see rank | 76.14% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 1,291,886 | 11.42%, see rank | 10.03% |
Public Transportation | 181,413 | 1.60%, see rank | 4.98% |
Walked | 190,603 | 1.68%, see rank | 2.82% |
Other Means | 207,433 | 1.83%, see rank | 1.76% |
Worked at Home | 447,650 | 3.96%, see rank | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankTexas | 24.9 minutes |
U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Texas | % | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 10,961,232 | 100% | 139,255,035 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 8,667,704 | 79.08%, see rank | 76.00% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 1,305,936 | 11.91%, see rank | 10.35% |
Public Transportation | 179,792 | 1.64%, see rank | 4.94% |
Walked | 192,476 | 1.76%, see rank | 2.85% |
Other Means | 202,628 | 1.85%, see rank | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 412,696 | 3.77%, see rank | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankTexas | 24.8 minutes |
U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Texas | % | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 10,679,491 | 100% | 138,541,405 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 8,412,431 | 78.77%, see rank | 75.92% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 1,311,398 | 12.28%, see rank | 10.52% |
Public Transportation | 181,942 | 1.70%, see rank | 4.95% |
Walked | 190,438 | 1.78%, see rank | 2.86% |
Other Means | 198,259 | 1.86%, see rank | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 385,023 | 3.61%, see rank | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankTexas | 24.7 minutes |
U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| Texas | % | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 9,157,875 | 100% | 128,279,228 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 7,115,590 | 77.70%, see rank | 75.70% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 1,326,012 | 14.48%, see rank | 12.19% |
Public Transportation | 170,268 | 1.86%, see rank | 4.73% |
Walked | 173,670 | 1.90%, see rank | 2.93% |
Other Means | 120,311 | 1.31%, see rank | 1.19% |
Worked at Home | 252,024 | 2.75%, see rank | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankTexas | 24.9 minutes |
U.S. | 25.1 minutes |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.