RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most walking commuters, US states

US states ranked by the share of workers who walk to work (2024 ACS). District of Columbia leads at 9.5%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 3.6%, against an all-states median of 2.3%.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWALKED TO WORKVS 2010

USUnited States334,922,4992.4%–

01District of Columbia, DCDC681,2949.5%−21%

02Alaska, AKAK735,7067.2%−11%

03New York, NYNY19,852,3665.6%−11%

04Vermont, VTVT647,1064.4%−28%

05Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2354.3%−9%

06Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0564.1%−10%

07Montana, MTMT1,116,8753.9%−23%

08Wyoming, WYWY582,3973.6%−6%

09Maine, MEME1,387,8173.4%−15%

10Oregon, OROR4,254,2933.3%−16%

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393.3%−19%

12North Dakota, NDND784,8413.2%−17%

13South Dakota, SDSD907,4283.1%−30%

14Washington, WAWA7,816,1163.0%−13%

15Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072.9%−24%

16Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8012.8%−18%

17Illinois, ILIL12,694,7982.8%−10%

18Idaho, IDID1,934,2622.6%−17%

19Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722.6%−22%

20New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8092.6%−21%

21Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452.5%−17%

22Colorado, COCO5,862,1892.5%−18%

23West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732.5%−13%

24Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5082.5%−18%

25California, CACA39,287,3772.4%−15%

26Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072.3%−27%

27Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972.3%−13%

28New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8682.3%−29%

29Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702.1%−13%

30Maryland, MDMD6,206,0112.0%−19%

31Utah, UTUT3,392,3312.0%−29%

32Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612.0%−12%

33Delaware, DEDE1,021,1912.0%−20%

34Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242.0%−9%

35Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932.0%−16%

36Indiana, ININ6,851,0731.9%−13%

37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.9%−19%

38Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611.8%−6%

39Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341.8%−7%

40Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141.8%−13%

41Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381.7%−25%

42North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041.6%−11%

43South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251.6%−16%

44Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121.5%−28%

45Texas, TXTX30,188,4241.5%−16%

46Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911.4%−23%

47Florida, FLFL22,416,0771.4%−15%

48Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791.3%−23%

49Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071.3%−18%

50Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831.2%−14%

51Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681.1%−8%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest walked to work?

District of Columbia ranks #1 with 9.5% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by walked to work?

District of Columbia, Alaska, New York, Vermont, Hawaii.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is walked to work measured?

Share of workers who walked to work as their primary commute mode. Source: ACS B08301. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).