Portland (3-County) Public Transit
Work Trip Market Share
Compared to Before Light Rail
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Year |
Employment |
Transit |
Transit Work Trip Market Share |
Change from 1980 |
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1980 |
501,994 |
47,652 |
9.5% |
0.0% |
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1990 |
587,174 |
36,822 |
6.3% |
-33.9% |
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2000 |
731,704 |
55,831 |
7.6% |
-19.6% |
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Change 1980-2000 |
229,710 |
8,179 |
3.6% |
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Calculated from US Census Bureau data |
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Data for Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties (Oregon) |
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Note: First light rail line opened 1986. |
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