US Public Transport Journey to Work
Market Share: 1995
Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey
Passenger Trips |
Passenger Miles |
1990 & 1995 Detailed |
1983, 1990 & 1995
Average Speed by Mode |
Average Trip Duration: 1983, 1990 & 1995 |
Source & Note
US Journey to Work Trip
Market Shares: 1995 |
| Rank |
Mode |
Market Share |
| 1 |
Private Vehicle |
93.24% |
| 2 |
Walk |
2.33% |
| 3 |
Bus |
1.76% |
| 4 |
Metro |
0.90% |
| 5 |
Commuter Rail |
0.52% |
| 6 |
Bicycle |
0.43% |
| 7 |
Other |
0.38% |
| 8 |
School Bus |
0.22% |
| 9 |
Taxicab |
0.20% |
| 10 |
Airplane |
0.04% |
| 11 |
Light Rail |
0.01% |
| 12 |
Amtrak |
0.01% |
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US Journey to Work Passenger Mile
Market Shares: 1995 |
| Rank |
Mode |
Market Share |
| 1 |
Private Vehicle |
93.98% |
| 2 |
Bus |
1.60% |
| 3 |
Airplane |
1.46% |
| 4 |
Commuter Rail |
1.04% |
| 5 |
Metro |
0.85% |
| 6 |
Other |
0.38% |
| 7 |
School Bus |
0.29% |
| 8 |
Walk |
0.15% |
| 9 |
Bicycle |
0.11% |
| 10 |
Taxicab |
0.08% |
| 11 |
Amtrak |
0.05% |
| 12 |
Light Rail |
0.01% |
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Detailed Comparison of Work Trip Market Shares:
1990 & 1995
|
| Mode |
1995 |
1990
|
Change |
| Private Vehicle |
93.24% |
91.21% |
2.2% |
| Walk |
2.33% |
3.98% |
-41.5% |
| Bus & Light Rail |
1.78% |
2.32% |
-23.3% |
| Metro & Commuter Rail |
1.41% |
1.64% |
-14.0% |
| Bicycle |
0.43% |
0.34% |
29.4% |
| Other |
0.38% |
0.18% |
112.2% |
| School Bus |
0.22% |
0.11% |
98.6% |
| Taxi |
0.20% |
0.18% |
9.9% |
| Amtrak |
0.01% |
0.04% |
-70.9% |
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US Journey to Work Trip
Market Shares: 1983, 1990 & 1995 |
| Mode |
1995 |
1990 |
1983 |
| Private Vehicle |
93.24% |
91.21% |
87.81% |
| Public Transport |
3.19% |
3.96% |
4.63% |
| Other |
3.57% |
4.83% |
7.56% |
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US Journey to Work
Average Commuting Speeds: 1995 |
| Mode |
Miles per Hour
|
| Private Vehicle |
31.0 |
| Public Transport |
18.8 |
| Bus |
15.9 |
| Urban Rail |
16.8 |
| Commuter Rail |
29.4 |
| Other |
27.5 |
| Overall |
29.6 |
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US Journey to Work
Average Trip Duration:
1983, 1990 & 1995 |
| Year |
Minutes |
Change |
Annual
Change |
Change in Seconds |
| 1983 |
18.2 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| 1990 |
19.7 |
8.2% |
1.14% |
12.4 |
| 1995 |
20.7 |
5.1% |
0.71% |
8.4 |
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COMMENTARY
- Public transport's market share loss escalated in the 1990s. From 1983 to 1990 the annual market share loss
was 2.19 percent, while the 1990 to 1995 loss has intensified to minus 4.23 percent annually --- a nearly doubling
of the loss rate. This is generally consistent with overall ridership trends noted
elsewhere.
- Despite the popular belief that commuting times are increasing rapidly, the data shows no such trend.
From 1983 to 1990, the average work trip increased by 12.4 seconds. From 1990 to 1995 the average
increase dropped to 8.4 seconds.
- The average private vehicle work trip speed in 1995 was 31 miles per hour, 65 percent faster than the
public transport average speed. Commuter rail was the fastest of the public transport modes at 29.4 miles
per hour. Bus and urban rail were 15.9 and 16.8 miles per hour respectively.
| SOURCE & NOTE
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All data from or calculated from the Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey, United States
Department of Transportation
1995 market share data excludes "no report" category (0.9% of passenger miles and 1.9% of
passenger trips).
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