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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPWALKED TO WORKVS 2010
USUnited States334,922,4992.4%–
01District of Columbia, DCDC681,2949.5%−2.4 pts
02Alaska, AKAK735,7067.2%−0.9 pts
03New York, NYNY19,852,3665.6%−0.7 pts
04Vermont, VTVT647,1064.4%−1.7 pts
05Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2354.3%−0.4 pts
06Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0564.1%−0.5 pts
07Montana, MTMT1,116,8753.9%−1.2 pts
08Wyoming, WYWY582,3973.6%−0.2 pts
09Maine, MEME1,387,8173.4%−0.6 pts
10Oregon, OROR4,254,2933.3%−0.6 pts
11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393.3%−0.7 pts
12North Dakota, NDND784,8413.2%−0.7 pts
13South Dakota, SDSD907,4283.1%−1.3 pts
14Washington, WAWA7,816,1163.0%−0.4 pts
15Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072.9%−0.9 pts
16Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8012.8%−0.6 pts
17Illinois, ILIL12,694,7982.8%−0.3 pts
18Idaho, IDID1,934,2622.6%−0.6 pts
19Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722.6%−0.7 pts
20New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8092.6%−0.7 pts
21Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452.5%−0.5 pts
22Colorado, COCO5,862,1892.5%−0.5 pts
23West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732.5%−0.4 pts
24Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5082.5%−0.5 pts
25California, CACA39,287,3772.4%−0.4 pts
26Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072.3%−0.9 pts
27Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972.3%−0.3 pts
28New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8682.3%−0.9 pts
29Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702.1%−0.3 pts
30Maryland, MDMD6,206,0112.0%−0.5 pts
31Utah, UTUT3,392,3312.0%−0.8 pts
32Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612.0%−0.3 pts
33Delaware, DEDE1,021,1912.0%−0.5 pts
34Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242.0%−0.2 pts
35Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932.0%−0.4 pts
36Indiana, ININ6,851,0731.9%−0.3 pts
37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.9%−0.5 pts
38Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611.8%−0.1 pts
39Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341.8%−0.1 pts
40Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141.8%−0.3 pts
41Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381.7%−0.6 pts
42North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041.6%−0.2 pts
43South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251.6%−0.3 pts
44Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121.5%−0.6 pts
45Texas, TXTX30,188,4241.5%−0.3 pts
46Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911.4%−0.4 pts
47Florida, FLFL22,416,0771.4%−0.2 pts
48Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791.3%−0.4 pts
49Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071.3%−0.3 pts
50Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831.2%−0.2 pts
51Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681.1%−0.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · 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).