Passage: Houston is considered an Automobile dependency city, with an estimated 77.2% of commuters driving alone to work in 2016, up from 71.7% in 1990 and 75.6% in 2009. In 2016, another 11.4% of Houstonians carpooled to work, while 3.6% used public transit, 2.1% walked, and 0.5% bicycled. A commuting study estimated that the median length of commute in the region was  in 2012. According to the 2013 American Community Survey, the average work commute in Houston (city) takes 26.3 minutes. A 1999 Murdoch University study found that Houston had both the lengthiest commute and lowest urban density of 13 large American cities surveyed, and a 2017 Arcadis study ranked Houston 22nd out of 23 American cities in transportation sustainability. Harris County is one of the largest consumers of gasoline in the United States, ranking second (behind Los Angeles County, California) in 2013.
How many more commuters in percentage drive alone in 2009 compared to 1990? How many more commuters in percentage drive alone in 2016 compared to 1990? How many more commuters in percentage drive alone in 2016 compared to 2009? How many more people in percentage carpooled in 2016 compared to bicycled to work? How many more people in percentage carpooled in 2016 compared to used public transit to work? How many more people in percentage carpooled in 2016 compared to walked to work? How many more people in percentage drove alone in 2016 compared to carpooled to work? How many more people in percentage drove alone in 2016 compared to used public transit? How many more people in percentage drove alone in 2016 compared to walked? How many more people in percentage used public transit in 2016 compared to walked? How many more people in percentage walked in 2016 compared to bicycled to work? How many more, in percent, commuters drove to work alone in 2009 compared to 1990? How many more, in percent, commuters drove to work alone in 2016 compared to 1990? How many more, in percent, commuters drove to work alone in 2016 compared to 2009? How many more, in percent, commuters drove to work alone in 2016 compared to those that bicycled? How many more, in percent, commuters drove to work alone in 2016 compared to those that carpooled to work? How many more, in percent, commuters drove to work alone in 2016 compared to those that used public transit? How many more, in percent, commuters drove to work alone in 2016 compared to those that walked? How many people in Houston, in terms of percentage, commuted to work by driving alone, using public transit, or using a bicycle combined in 2016? How many people in terms of percentage did not drive alone to work in 2016? Was the increase in the percentage of commuters driving alone to work greater from 1990-2009 or from 2009-2016? What commuters made up the largest percentage of the population? Which county consumes more gasoline Harris County or Los Angeles County?