Journey to Work Mode Analysis 1990-2000:
Major Texas Transit Areas

2000 Journey to Work Data              
Area Workers Single Occupancy Vehicles Car Pool Transit Walk Other Work at Home
DART (Dallas Co.) 1,038,779 777,372 167,270 36,925 17,390 11,444 28,378
Metro (Harris Co.) 1,515,593 1,147,906 221,853 62,052 26,747 20,840 36,195
VIA (Bexar Co.) 607,860 460,413 89,412 20,089 15,225 7,510 15,211
Capital Metro (Travis Co.) 433,064 324,475 59,033 15,880 9,731 8,151 15,794
Major Transit Systems 3,595,296 2,710,166 537,568 134,946 69,093 47,945 95,578
               
Major Metro: Outside Major Transit Systems 2,362,289 1,913,445 303,352 15,972 31,913 24,828 72,779
               
Outside Major Metropolitan Areas 3,200,290 2,491,979 485,092 19,350 72,664 47,538 83,667
               
State of Texas 9,157,875 7,115,590 1,326,012 170,268 173,670 120,311 252,024
               
2000 Market Share              
Area Workers Single Occupancy Vehicles Car Pool Transit Walk Other Work at Home
DART (Dallas Co.) 100.0% 74.8% 16.1% 3.6% 1.7% 1.1% 2.7%
Metro (Harris Co.) 100.0% 75.7% 14.6% 4.1% 1.8% 1.4% 2.4%
VIA (Bexar Co.) 100.0% 75.7% 14.7% 3.3% 2.5% 1.2% 2.5%
Capital Metro (Travis Co.) 100.0% 74.9% 13.6% 3.7% 2.2% 1.9% 3.6%
Major Transit Systems 100.0% 75.4% 15.0% 3.8% 1.9% 1.3% 2.7%
               
Major Metro: Outside Major Transit Systems 100.0% 81.0% 12.8% 0.7% 1.4% 1.1% 3.1%
               
Outside Major Metropolitan Areas 100.0% 77.9% 15.2% 0.6% 2.3% 1.5% 2.6%
               
State of Texas 100.0% 77.7% 14.5% 1.9% 1.9% 1.3% 2.8%
               
1990-2000 Numeric Change              
Area Workers Single Occupancy Vehicles Car Pool Transit Walk Other Work at Home
DART (Dallas Co.) 95,633 58,663 31,494 (3,061) (1,637) 2,276 7,898
Metro (Harris Co.) 159,397 126,065 25,919 1,268 (5,237) 2,649 8,733
VIA (Bexar Co.) 91,278 76,608 13,361 (685) (3,853) 1,749 4,098
Capital Metro (Travis Co.) 130,155 97,456 18,548 3,095 981 3,099 6,976
Major Transit Systems 476,463 358,792 89,322 617 (9,746) 9,773 27,705
               
Major Metro: Outside Major Transit Systems 771,555 642,036 81,927 2,772 2,240 8,423 34,157
               
Outside Major Metropolitan Areas 299,370 293,562 20,846 (1,599) (21,318) 3,097 4,782
               
State of Texas 1,547,388 1,294,390 192,095 1,790 (28,824) 21,293 66,644
               
1990-2000 Percentage Change              
Area Workers Single Occupancy Vehicles Car Pool Transit Walk Other Work at Home
DART (Dallas Co.) 10.1% 8.2% 23.2% -7.7% -8.6% 24.8% 38.6%
Metro (Harris Co.) 11.8% 12.3% 13.2% 2.1% -16.4% 14.6% 31.8%
VIA (Bexar Co.) 17.7% 20.0% 17.6% -3.3% -20.2% 30.4% 36.9%
Capital Metro (Travis Co.) 43.0% 42.9% 45.8% 24.2% 11.2% 61.3% 79.1%
Major Transit Systems 15.3% 15.3% 19.9% 0.5% -12.4% 25.6% 40.8%
               
Major Metro: Outside Major Transit Systems 48.5% 50.5% 37.0% 21.0% 7.5% 51.3% 88.4%
               
Outside Major Metropolitan Areas 10.3% 13.4% 4.5% -7.6% -22.7% 7.0% 6.1%
               
State of Texas 20.3% 22.2% 16.9% 1.1% -14.2% 21.5% 35.9%
               
1990-2000 Market Share Change            
Area   Single Occupancy Vehicles Car Pool Transit Walk Other Work at Home
DART (Dallas Co.)   -1.8% 11.9% -16.2% -17.0% 13.3% 25.8%
Metro (Harris Co.)   0.5% 1.3% -8.7% -25.2% 2.5% 17.9%
VIA (Bexar Co.)   1.9% -0.1% -17.8% -32.2% 10.8% 16.3%
Capital Metro (Travis Co.)   -0.0% 2.0% -13.1% -22.2% 12.9% 25.3%
Major Transit Systems   -0.0% 4.0% -12.9% -24.0% 9.0% 22.2%
               
Major Metro: Outside Major Transit Systems   1.3% -7.7% -18.5% -27.6% 1.9% 26.9%
               
Outside Major Metropolitan Areas   2.7% -5.3% -16.3% -29.9% -3.0% -3.9%
               
State of Texas   1.6% -2.8% -16.0% -28.7% 1.0% 13.0%
               
1990-2000 Share of Change              
Area   Single Occupancy Vehicles Car Pool Transit Walk Other Work at Home
DART (Dallas Co.)   61.3% 32.9% -3.2% -1.7% 2.4% 8.3%
Metro (Harris Co.)   79.1% 16.3% 0.8% -3.3% 1.7% 5.5%
VIA (Bexar Co.)   83.9% 14.6% -0.8% -4.2% 1.9% 4.5%
Capital Metro (Travis Co.)   74.9% 14.3% 2.4% 0.8% 2.4% 5.4%
Major Transit Systems   75.3% 18.7% 0.1% -2.0% 2.1% 5.8%
               
Major Metro: Outside Major Transit Systems   83.2% 10.6% 0.4% 0.3% 1.1% 4.4%
               
Outside Major Metropolitan Areas   98.1% 7.0% -0.5% -7.1% 1.0% 1.6%
               
State of Texas   83.6% 12.4% 0.1% -1.9% 1.4% 4.3%
               
1990 Journey to Work Data              
Area Workers Single Occupancy Vehicles Car Pool Transit Walk Other Work at Home
DART (Dallas Co.) 943,146 718,709 135,776 39,986 19,027 9,168 20,480
Metro (Harris Co.) 1,356,196 1,021,841 195,934 60,784 31,984 18,191 27,462
VIA (Bexar Co.) 516,582 383,805 76,051 20,774 19,078 5,761 11,113
Capital Metro (Travis Co.) 302,909 227,019 40,485 12,785 8,750 5,052 8,818
Major Transit Systems 3,118,833 2,351,374 448,246 134,329 78,839 38,172 67,873
               
Major Metro: Outside Major Transit Systems 1,590,734 1,271,409 221,425 13,200 29,673 16,405 38,622
               
Outside Major Metropolitan Areas 2,900,920 2,198,417 464,246 20,949 93,982 44,441 78,885
               
State of Texas 7,610,487 5,821,200 1,133,917 168,478 202,494 99,018 185,380
               
1990 Market Share              
Area Workers Single Occupancy Vehicles Car Pool Transit Walk Other Work at Home
DART (Dallas Co.) 100.0% 76.2% 14.4% 4.2% 2.0% 1.0% 2.2%
Metro (Harris Co.) 100.0% 75.3% 14.4% 4.5% 2.4% 1.3% 2.0%
VIA (Bexar Co.) 100.0% 74.3% 14.7% 4.0% 3.7% 1.1% 2.2%
Capital Metro (Travis Co.) 100.0% 74.9% 13.4% 4.2% 2.9% 1.7% 2.9%
Major Transit Systems 100.0% 75.4% 14.4% 4.3% 2.5% 1.2% 2.2%
               
Major Metro: Outside Major Transit Systems 100.0% 79.9% 13.9% 0.8% 1.9% 1.0% 2.4%
               
Outside Major Metropolitan Areas 100.0% 75.8% 16.0% 0.7% 3.2% 1.5% 2.7%
               
State of Texas 100.0% 76.5% 14.9% 2.2% 2.7% 1.3% 2.4%
               
Calculated from US Census data.              

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