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Houston, TX vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Austin is 3.1% shorter than it is for residents of Houston.
- 122.0% more residents of Austin work from home compared to residents of Houston.

Transportation
 Houston, TXAustin, TXUnited States
 Commute Time282427
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 Commute Mode
 Houston, TXAustin, TXUnited States
 Auto (alone)73.7%66.2%73.2%
 Carpool9.8%7.7%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.6%2.7%4.2%
 Bicycle0.4%1.0%0.5%
 Walk1.9%2.6%2.5%
 Work at Home8.3%18.4%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Houston, TXAustin, TXUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.3%1.8%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.5.8%7.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.10.9%13.0%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.14.6%19.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.16.0%17.0%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.7.0%7.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.19.5%15.7%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.3.6%2.9%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.6%3.1%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.8.9%6.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.5.9%3.7%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.1.8%1.5%2.9%

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

This Year

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total

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