Hillsborough County, Florida is a great place to live with ample transportation options available. The county is served by the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) which operates over 70 bus routes throughout the county and also provides specialized paratransit services for those with disabilities. Commuters in Hillsborough County can also take advantage of the TECO Line Streetcar System, a 2.7-mile vintage streetcar line that runs through downtown Tampa along Channelside Drive between Whiting Street Station and Downtown Tampa. In addition, the Metro Rapid bus system operates on three routes and provides express service between downtown Tampa, Westshore Business District, and Brandon/Riverview area. For those traveling farther away from Hillsborough County, Amtrak offers rail service at its Tampa Union Station for travelers going to other states in the region. With all these options available, Hillsborough County residents have plenty of ways to get around town or across the state.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Hillsborough County takes 27.3 minutes. That's longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Hillsborough County get to work:
- 80.1% drive their own car alone
- 8.8% carpool with others
- 6.2% work from home
- 1.5% take mass transit