USA Public Transport Work Trip Share
by Vehicles Available

  OVERALL TRANSIT MARKET SHARE   SHARE OF TRANSIT COMMUTING
  Total Zero 1 Vehicle 2+ Vehicles   Zero 1 Vehicle 2+ Vehicles
United States 4.6% 40.5% 7.0% 2.0%   35.9% 32.0% 32.0%
Alabama 0.5% 14.3% 0.6% 0.2%   49.8% 22.8% 27.4%
Alaska 1.1% 6.4% 1.1% 0.6%   33.4% 21.8% 44.7%
Arizona 1.8% 24.2% 2.8% 0.6%   41.1% 35.2% 23.7%
Arkansas 0.3% 3.0% 0.5% 0.2%   17.2% 28.7% 54.1%
California 4.7% 36.3% 7.7% 2.5%   26.9% 33.0% 40.1%
Colorado 2.5% 23.3% 4.2% 1.3%   26.4% 33.3% 40.3%
Connecticut 2.6% 32.9% 3.6% 1.2%   39.4% 25.9% 34.7%
Delaware 1.8% 14.2% 3.0% 1.0%   24.4% 31.4% 44.2%
District of Columbia 33.1% 58.7% 37.8% 26.6%   16.8% 35.7% 47.5%
Florida 1.7% 24.0% 2.7% 0.6%   36.8% 37.6% 25.6%
Georgia 2.1% 25.2% 3.2% 0.8%   37.1% 34.6% 28.3%
Hawaii 5.5% 37.4% 8.1% 3.3%   22.5% 33.4% 44.1%
Idaho 1.1% 2.3% 1.5% 1.0%   2.4% 22.3% 75.3%
Illinois 8.2% 45.0% 12.4% 4.6%   24.9% 33.6% 41.5%
Indiana 0.5% 4.1% 1.0% 0.2%   28.2% 37.8% 34.1%
Iowa 1.0% 14.6% 2.5% 0.4%   25.8% 39.3% 34.9%
Kansas 0.3% 9.9% 0.1% 0.2%   44.2% 7.8% 48.0%
Kentucky 0.9% 17.9% 1.7% 0.3%   41.3% 35.2% 23.5%
Louisiana 1.8% 22.6% 2.4% 0.5%   48.3% 33.9% 17.8%
Maine 0.5% 9.3% 0.2% 0.4%   33.5% 7.2% 59.4%
Maryland 5.5% 46.8% 7.0% 2.2%   44.3% 25.7% 30.0%
Massachusetts 8.3% 43.9% 13.6% 4.6%   22.2% 37.4% 40.4%
Michigan 1.0% 18.6% 1.5% 0.3%   40.6% 31.2% 28.1%
Minnesota 2.8% 25.9% 4.7% 1.9%   18.8% 28.1% 53.0%
Mississippi 0.2% 2.3% 0.2% 0.1%   29.0% 20.9% 50.2%
Missouri 1.4% 25.8% 1.6% 0.5%   50.0% 21.1% 28.9%
Montana 0.4% 9.5% 0.5% 0.2%   34.6% 19.1% 46.3%
Nebraska 0.5% 18.0% 0.2% 0.3%   53.2% 7.0% 39.7%
Nevada 3.7% 36.8% 3.3% 1.7%   46.0% 23.0% 31.0%
New Hampshire 0.5% 10.1% 1.1% 0.2%   35.4% 32.5% 32.1%
New Jersey 5.7% 38.2% 9.6% 1.9%   40.0% 35.8% 24.1%
New Mexico 1.2% 17.2% 1.6% 0.7%   26.8% 31.8% 41.4%
New York 26.9% 66.7% 31.9% 11.2%   46.1% 30.8% 23.1%
North Carolina 0.8% 12.4% 1.1% 0.4%   38.8% 25.6% 35.6%
North Dakota 0.5% 11.6% 0.7% 0.3%   29.8% 22.0% 48.2%
Ohio 1.6% 27.1% 2.5% 0.6%   38.4% 31.5% 30.0%
Oklahoma 0.4% 6.5% 0.6% 0.2%   28.7% 29.6% 41.8%
Oregon 3.7% 30.2% 7.0% 1.9%   20.3% 41.7% 38.0%
Pennsylvania 5.2% 41.2% 7.5% 2.4%   35.0% 30.1% 34.9%
Rhode Island 1.7% 18.3% 3.8% 0.7%   22.6% 45.0% 32.4%
South Carolina 0.6% 5.6% 1.0% 0.2%   26.9% 41.4% 31.7%
South Dakota 0.2% 4.5% 0.4% 0.1%   30.6% 39.4% 30.0%
Tennessee 0.6% 15.0% 1.3% 0.1%   45.5% 36.7% 17.8%
Texas 1.5% 18.2% 2.1% 0.7%   31.1% 31.9% 37.0%
Utah 2.6% 6.9% 4.1% 2.1%   5.3% 26.4% 68.3%
Vermont 1.0% 14.0% 2.2% 0.4%   26.4% 40.5% 33.1%
Virginia 2.3% 27.1% 4.1% 1.1%   28.4% 33.1% 38.6%
Washington 4.3% 32.9% 7.2% 2.7%   18.0% 33.4% 48.6%
West Virginia 0.8% 11.2% 1.6% 0.2%   34.9% 41.0% 24.0%
Wisconsin 1.9% 30.1% 2.6% 0.8%   40.7% 23.7% 35.5%
Wyoming 1.6% 9.1% 2.1% 1.4%   5.7% 22.8% 71.6%
Source: 2004 American Community Survey
Based upon cars available in worker's household
Note: Median cars available in household: Approximately 2.5

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