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Houston, TX vs Dallas, TX

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Dallas is 0.6% shorter than it is for residents of Houston.
- 16.6% more residents of Dallas work from home compared to residents of Houston.

Transportation
 Houston, TXDallas, TXUnited States
 Commute Time282727
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 Commute Mode
 Houston, TXDallas, TXUnited States
 Auto (alone)73.7%72.3%73.2%
 Carpool9.8%11.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.6%3.1%4.2%
 Bicycle0.4%0.2%0.5%
 Walk1.9%2.2%2.5%
 Work at Home8.3%9.7%9.7%
 space1
 Commute Time To Work
 Houston, TXDallas, TXUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.3%1.5%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.5.8%6.7%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.10.9%11.5%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.14.6%15.5%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.16.0%15.9%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.7.0%7.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.19.5%18.3%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.3.6%3.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.6%4.2%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.8.9%8.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.5.9%5.9%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.1.8%1.9%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 Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN DALLAS, TEXAS
75217, 75211, 75228, 75243, 75227, 75287, 75216, 75220, 75231, 75206, 47 total

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