Washington DC Metropolitan Area
Public Transport Work Trip
Market Share from 1960
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Year |
Total |
Transit |
Share |
Car Pool |
Share |
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1960 |
869,632 |
185,094 |
21.3% |
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1970 |
1,256,081 |
192,471 |
15.3% |
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1980 |
1,559,820 |
235,065 |
15.1% |
363,438 |
23.3% |
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1990 |
2,214,350 |
302,351 |
13.7% |
349,273 |
15.8% |
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2000 |
2,615,185 |
286,070 |
10.9% |
350,326 |
13.4% |
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Change from 1970 |
1,359,104 |
93,599 |
-28.6% |
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Data from US Census Bureau |
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