USA Journey to Work
National Data from 1960: Detailed
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COMMUTERS |
1960 |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
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Workers 16 Years & Over |
64,655,805 |
76,852,389 |
96,617,296 |
115,070,274 |
128,279,228 |
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Car, Truck or Van |
41,368,062 |
59,722,550 |
81,258,496 |
99,592,932 |
112,736,101 |
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Drove Alone |
N/A |
N/A |
62,193,449 |
84,215,298 |
97,102,050 |
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Car Pool |
N/A |
N/A |
19,065,047 |
15,377,634 |
15,634,051 |
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Public Transport |
7,806,932 |
6,810,458 |
6,175,061 |
6,069,589 |
6,067,703 |
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Bus or Trolley Bus |
5,322,651 |
4,244,862 |
3,924,787 |
3,445,000 |
3,206,682 |
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Street Car or Trolley Car |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
78,130 |
72,713 |
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Subway or Elevated |
2,484,281 |
1,767,594 |
1,528,852 |
1,755,476 |
1,885,961 |
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Railroad |
N/A |
501,556 |
554,089 |
574,052 |
658,097 |
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Ferryboat |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
37,497 |
44,106 |
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Taxicab |
N/A |
296,446 |
167,333 |
179,434 |
200,144 |
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Motorcyle |
N/A |
N/A |
419,007 |
237,404 |
142,424 |
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Bicycle |
N/A |
N/A |
468,348 |
466,856 |
488,497 |
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Walk only |
6,416,343 |
5,689,819 |
5,413,248 |
4,488,886 |
3,758,982 |
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Other |
1,619,842 |
1,944,418 |
703,273 |
808,582 |
901,298 |
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Work at Home |
4,662,750 |
2,685,144 |
2,179,863 |
3,406,025 |
4,184,223 |
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Exhibits: |
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Public Transport without Taxicab |
N/A |
6,514,012 |
6,007,728 |
5,890,155 |
5,867,559 |
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Public Transport without Ferryboat & Taxicab |
N/A |
6,514,012 |
6,007,728 |
5,852,658 |
5,823,453 |
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MARKET SHARE |
1960 |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
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Workers 16 Years & Over |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
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Car, Truck or Van |
63.98% |
77.71% |
84.10% |
86.55% |
87.88% |
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Drove Alone |
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64.37% |
73.19% |
75.70% |
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Car Pool |
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19.73% |
13.36% |
12.19% |
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Public Transport |
12.07% |
8.86% |
6.39% |
5.27% |
4.73% |
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Bus or Trolley Bus |
8.23% |
5.52% |
4.06% |
2.99% |
2.50% |
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Street Car or Trolley Car |
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0.00% |
0.07% |
0.06% |
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Subway or Elevated |
3.84% |
2.30% |
1.58% |
1.53% |
1.47% |
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Railroad |
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0.57% |
0.50% |
0.51% |
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Ferryboat |
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0.03% |
0.03% |
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Taxicab |
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0.17% |
0.16% |
0.16% |
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Motorcyle |
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0.43% |
0.21% |
0.11% |
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Bicycle |
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0.48% |
0.41% |
0.38% |
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Walk only |
9.92% |
7.40% |
5.60% |
3.90% |
2.93% |
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Other |
2.51% |
2.53% |
0.73% |
0.70% |
0.70% |
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Work at Home |
7.21% |
3.49% |
2.26% |
2.96% |
3.26% |
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Exhibits: |
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Public Transport without Taxicab |
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8.48% |
6.22% |
5.12% |
4.57% |
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Public Transport without Ferryboat & Taxicab |
8.48% |
6.22% |
5.09% |
4.54% |
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Source: US Census |
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