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2025 CENTRAL TEXAS COMMUTER SURVEY 1 AUSTIN STRATEGIC MOBILITY PLAN (ASMP) 2019 2039 74% drive-alone to work/school 26% use an active/shared mode 50% drive-alone to work/school 50% use an active/shared mode 2 2025 CENTRAL TEXAS COMMUTER SURVEY • Conducted 2025 Annual Commuter Survey, supported by the ETC Institute • Surveyed 1874 residents in Travis, Hays, Williamson, Caldwell, Burnet, and Bastrop Counties o Added 3 new counties since last year o 95% confidence level o 45% work from home some of the time o 91% are currently employed full-time or part-time 3 HOW ARE WE DOING? 2025 All 6 Counties 4 WHAT’S CHANGED SINCE 2024? 2024 2025 (3-county region) 68% drive-alone to work/school 14% use an active/shared mode 68% drive-alone to work/school 16% use an active/shared mode 5 WHAT’S CHANGED SINCE 2024? Central Texas is still progressing towards its 50-50 goal. Carpooling +96% Drive-alone No change Telework -19% Rideshare +239% (0.77% -> 2.61%) Transit No change Biking -40% (3.01% -> 1.80%) 6 KEY FINDINGS 1) Continue investing in Williamson County transit services. • Williamson County transit ridership (7.68%) • Second highest after Travis County (14.48%) • Six county region avg. transit ridership (6.51%) 7 KEY FINDINGS 2) When employers subsidize active/shared modes, more people use them. • Employees with subsidies are 19% more likely to take active/shared modes • Only 8% of people have access to subsidies for active/shared modes • People w/o free parking and parking reimbursement also had high rates 8 KEY FINDINGS 3) Telework alone isn’t the answer • Teleworking decreased by 19% from 2024 to • 2025 Increase of return to office mandates and hybrid work schedules • Not available to essential workers • Average commute distance 11.59 miles 9 KEY FINDINGS 4) Hispanic participation and representation in biking (ebike/bike) has improved in 2025 • Asian (5%) and Black (6%) biking rates are low compared to representative sample 10 KEY FINDINGS 5) Higher incomes/education associated with higher active and shared mode usage • People with >$200k HHI had a high active/shared mode usage (42%) • Individuals with <$15k HHI had the second highest usage rate (39%) and a high train ridership rate • People with a graduate degree or higher also had a high usage rate (39%) • People in child-rearing years (25-44) were the least likely to use active/shared modes 11 THANK YOU! 2025 CENTRAL TEXAS COMMUTER SURVEY 12