How long is the commute in Houston?

Average travel time to work in Houston, TX, how people get to work — driving, transit, walking or from home — and how that compares nationally.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

How Houston gets to work.

Average commute, one way: 24.1 min — U.S. average: 23.0 min

How workers get to work

• Drove alone: 69.7
• Carpooled: 10.1
• Transit: 3.3
• Walked: 1.9
• From home: 11.7

Average commute (minutes)

• Houston: 24.1
• Harris County: 25.7
• TX: 23.2
• U.S.: 23

Work from home: 11.7% — U.S.: 13.5%

What it means

The typical commute here is close to the national average.

Working from home went from 3.4% of workers in 2015 to 11.7% in the latest estimates.