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Washington, DC vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Houston is 2.9% shorter than it is for residents of Washington.
- 58.2% fewer residents of Houston work from home compared to residents of Washington.

Transportation
 Washington, DCHouston, TXUnited States
 Commute Time302827
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 Commute Mode
 Washington, DCHouston, TXUnited States
 Auto (alone)30.7%73.7%73.2%
 Carpool4.7%9.8%8.6%
 Mass Transit27.1%3.6%4.2%
 Bicycle3.7%0.4%0.5%
 Walk11.3%1.9%2.5%
 Work at Home19.8%8.3%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Washington, DCHouston, TXUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.2%1.3%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.4.1%5.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.7.4%10.9%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.11.6%14.6%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.14.6%16.0%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.7.7%7.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.20.3%19.5%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.5.5%3.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.7.3%4.6%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.11.6%8.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.6.6%5.9%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.2.1%1.8%2.9%

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Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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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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ZIPS IN WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
20011, 20002, 20019, 20020, 20009, 20001, 20032, 20016, 20010, 20003, 45 total
ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total

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