RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most walking commuters, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the share of workers who walk to work (2010 ACS). District of Columbia leads at 11.9%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 4.4%, against an all-states median of 2.9%.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWALKED TO WORKVS –

USUnited States308,745,5382.8%–

01District of Columbia, DCDC681,29411.9%–

02Alaska, AKAK735,7068.2%–

03New York, NYNY19,852,3666.3%–

04Vermont, VTVT647,1066.2%–

05Montana, MTMT1,116,8755.1%–

06Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2354.7%–

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0564.6%–

08South Dakota, SDSD907,4284.4%–

09Maine, MEME1,387,8174.1%–

10Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6394.0%–

11Oregon, OROR4,254,2933.9%–

12North Dakota, NDND784,8413.9%–

13Wyoming, WYWY582,3973.8%–

14Iowa, IAIA3,210,5073.8%–

15Washington, WAWA7,816,1163.5%–

16Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8013.5%–

17Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723.4%–

18New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8093.3%–

19Nebraska, NENE1,978,7073.2%–

20Idaho, IDID1,934,2623.2%–

21New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8683.2%–

22Illinois, ILIL12,694,7983.1%–

23Colorado, COCO5,862,1893.0%–

24Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453.0%–

25Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083.0%–

26West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732.9%–

27Utah, UTUT3,392,3312.8%–

28California, CACA39,287,3772.8%–

29Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972.6%–

30Delaware, DEDE1,021,1912.5%–

31Maryland, MDMD6,206,0112.5%–

32New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2462.4%–

33Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702.4%–

34Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932.3%–

35Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612.3%–

36Indiana, ININ6,851,0732.2%–

37Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382.2%–

38Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242.2%–

39Nevada, NVNV3,184,6122.1%–

40Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142.0%–

41Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611.9%–

42Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341.9%–

43South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251.9%–

44Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911.8%–

45North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041.8%–

46Texas, TXTX30,188,4241.8%–

47Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791.8%–

48Florida, FLFL22,416,0771.6%–

49Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071.6%–

50Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831.4%–

51Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest walked to work?

District of Columbia ranks #1 with 11.9% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by walked to work?

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

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census 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, 2010 Decennial Census.