There has been an emphasis in San Antonio on increasing the number of people using alternative transportation — VIA transit and carpooling — since 2010. VIA Transit has focused on several aspects of improving public transit, including increasing accessibility. Keep SA Moving is a voter-approved slate of projects, including Advanced Rapid Transit, designed to improve mobility for all San Antonians. This plan will ultimately help reach the shared goals of increasing alternative transit use and decreasing commute time as more San Antonians have the ability to opt out of single-occupancy vehicles. The Housing and Transportation (H+T®) Affordability Index provides a comprehensive view of household affordability that includes both the cost of housing and the cost of transportation at the neighborhood level. This index shows that the annual transportation costs for households in San Antonio are $13,342 — the second largest expenditure in a household. Increasing access to alternative transit, like VIA Transit, could help lower the annual costs for San Antonians to move around the city.
Increase percentage of workers who travel by carpool and/or public transportation to 30% (30% by 2030)
| Year | Value | Margin of Error |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14% | ±1.1% |
| 2011 | 14% | ±1% |
| 2012 | 15% | ±0.9% |
| 2013 | 15% | ±1% |
| 2014 | 14% | ±1% |
| 2015 | 13% | ±0.9% |
| 2016 | 15% | ±1% |
| 2017 | 13% | ±0.8% |
| 2018 | 15% | ±1% |
| 2019 | 15% | ±0.8% |
| 2020 | -- | |
| 2021 | 14% | ±1.56% |
| 2022 | 15% | ±1.66% |
Workers Who Travel by Carpool and/or Public Transportation
US Census Bureau American Community Survey 1-Yr Estimate, Table S0802
San Antonio
This measure calculates the mode of travel that a worker usually used to get from home to work during the reference week. People who used different means of transportation on different days of the week were asked to specify the one they used most often. People who used more than one means of transportation to get to work each day were asked to report the one used for the longest distance during the work trip.