How long is the commute in Dallas?

Average travel time to work in Dallas, 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 Dallas gets to work.

Average commute, one way: 22.3 min — U.S. average: 23.0 min

How workers get to work

• Drove alone: 68.5
• Carpooled: 11.4
• Transit: 2.3
• Walked: 2.2
• From home: 14

Average commute (minutes)

• Dallas: 22.3
• Dallas County: 23.4
• TX: 23.2
• U.S.: 23

Work from home: 14.0% — U.S.: 13.5%

What it means

The typical commute here is close to the national average.

Working from home went from 4.3% of workers in 2015 to 14.0% in the latest estimates.