Los Angeles
CBD & Urban Area
Commuting Profile: 2000

WORK TRIP MARKET SHARE              
Area Total Car Alone Car Pool Transit Bike Walk Other Home
Downtown 100.0% 63.8% 14.5% 19.6% 0.2% 1.1% 0.6% 0.1%
Century City 100.0% 79.7% 10.7% 6.7% 0.2% 0.9% 0.9% 1.1%
Long Beach: Downtown 100.0% 78.4% 11.9% 5.4% 0.8% 2.4% 0.8% 0.5%
Elsewhere 100.0% 71.6% 15.0% 5.4% 0.7% 2.8% 1.0% 3.5%
Urban Area 100.0% 71.5% 14.9% 5.9% 0.7% 2.8% 1.0% 3.4%
                 
WORK TRIPS (ONE WAY)                
Area Total Car Alone Car Pool Transit Bike Walk Other Home
Downtown 143,700 91,700 20,800 28,100 300 1,600 900 200
Century City 44,800 35,700 4,800 3,000 100 400 400 500
Long Beach: Downtown 37,100 29,100 4,400 2,000 300 900 300 200
Elsewhere 4,668,600 3,341,200 698,900 254,300 33,500 132,100 47,300 164,800
Urban Area 4,894,200 3,497,700 728,900 287,400 34,200 135,000 48,900 165,700
                 
CENTERS AND CONTIGUOUS CORRIDORS            
                 
WORK TRIP MARKET SHARE              
Area Total Car Alone Car Pool Transit Bike Walk Other Home
Central-Commerce-Vernon 100.0% 65.8% 17.5% 13.1% 0.5% 2.0% 0.9% 0.3%
Downtown 100.0% 63.8% 14.5% 19.6% 0.2% 1.1% 0.6% 0.1%
Torrance-Long Beach (405) 100.0% 75.7% 17.2% 4.2% 0.5% 1.0% 1.1% 0.4%
LAX-El Segundo 100.0% 75.8% 16.4% 4.5% 0.5% 0.8% 1.8% 0.3%
Century City 100.0% 79.7% 10.7% 6.7% 0.2% 0.9% 0.9% 1.1%
Long Beach: Downtown 100.0% 78.4% 11.9% 5.4% 0.8% 2.4% 0.8% 0.5%
Total Centers & Corridors 100.0% 70.9% 15.9% 10.1% 0.4% 1.3% 1.0% 0.4%
Balance of Urban Area 100.0% 71.6% 14.7% 5.2% 0.7% 3.0% 1.0% 3.9%
Urban Area 100.0% 71.5% 14.9% 5.9% 0.7% 2.8% 1.0% 3.4%
                 
                 
WORK TRIPS (ONE WAY)                
Area Total Car Alone Car Pool Transit Bike Walk Other Home
Central-Commerce-Vernon 191,800 126,200 33,500 25,200 900 3,800 1,700 500
Downtown 143,700 91,700 20,800 28,100 300 1,600 900 200
Torrance-Long Beach (405) 160,800 121,800 27,600 6,700 800 1,600 1,800 700
LAX-El Segundo 116,700 88,500 19,100 5,200 600 900 2,100 400
Century City 44,800 35,700 4,800 3,000 100 400 400 500
Long Beach: Downtown 37,100 29,100 4,400 2,000 300 900 300 200
Total 694,900 493,000 110,200 70,200 3,000 9,200 7,200 2,500
Balance of Urban Area 4,199,400 3,004,700 618,700 217,300 31,100 125,800 41,700 163,200
Urban Area 4,894,300 3,497,700 728,900 287,500 34,100 135,000 48,900 165,700
                 
                 
CENTER MARKET SHARE & DENSITY       TRANSIT      
Area Employment Share of Urban Area Employment Land Area Employment Density Transit Commuters Transit Work Trip Market Share Share of Urban Area Transit Commuters Rail Transit?
Central-Commerce-Vernon 191,800 3.9%     25,200 13.1% 8.8%  
Downtown 143,700 2.9% 1.60 89,813 28,100 19.6% 9.8% YES
Torrance-Long Beach (405) 160,800 3.3%     6,700 4.2% 2.3% YES
LAX-El Segundo 116,700 2.4%     5,200 4.5% 1.8% YES
Century City 44,800 0.9%     3,000 6.7% 1.0% NO
Long Beach: Downtown 37,100 0.8%     2,000 5.4% 0.7% YES
Total 694,900 14.2%     70,200 10.1% 24.4%  
Balance of Urban Area 4,199,400 85.8%     217,300 5.2% 75.6%  
Urban Area 4,894,300 100.0% 1667.93 2,934 287,500 5.9% 100.0%  
                 
Data from US Bureau of the Census: CTPP, 2000            
Rounded to nearest 100                
Other: Taxi, motorcycle and other.              
Urban Area Data employment uses employee residential data (urban area data not available by work location). Residential data is generally reflective of employment data at the urban area level)              
Market share data not comparable to 1990 due to boundary differences.              
Downtown Census Tracts                
  2073.00              
  2074.00              
  2075.00              
  2077.10              
  2079.00              
Century City Census Tracts                
  2671.00              
  2679.00              
Long Beach Downtown Census Tracts              
  5754.01              
  5754.02              
  5760.00              
  5761.00              
  5762.00              
  5763.00              

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