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Moveability survey: drive-alone rates remain high; employer subsidies linked to more shared-mode use

Austin Urban Transportation Commission · April 7, 2026
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Summary

Moveability presented a 2025 regional commuter survey of 1,874 respondents showing a 71% drive-alone rate across six counties (68% in the three-county Travis/Hays/Williamson area), a drop in bike commuting and evidence that employer subsidies increase active/shared-mode use.

Kathleen Lu of Moveability told the commission the 2025 commuter survey covered six Central Texas counties and reached 1,874 residents at a 95% confidence level. Across the full six-county area, the drive-alone rate was 71%; for the three-county region of Travis, Hays and Williamson the comparable drive-alone rate was 68%.

"We are making progress towards that 50/50 mode split with the 68% drive-alone rate," Lu said when explaining year-to-year…

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